Ambiguity resolution is a central problem in language comprehension. Lexical and syntactic ambiguities are standardly assumed to involve different types of knowledge representations and be resolved by different mechanisms. An alternative account is provided in which both types of ambiguity derive

than alternative accounts (H. Levesque et al., 1990; E. Sonenberg et al., 1992).

of alternatives, accounting for the linear slowing of reaction time as a function of the log of the number of alternatives (Hick’s law) and explains a complex pattern of visual and contextual priming effects in visual word identification. Perceptual Choice 2 When an experience presents itself to the senses

alternatives that can improve the handling of these problems? We suggest an alternative that represents verb semantic knowledge and accounts for not only fine-tuned systematic semantic-syntactic correspondences, but also semantic-interpretation correspondences. A verb is not represented by a predicate

only after practice in a consistent environment. Practice is important because it increases the amount retrieved and the speed of retrieval; consistency is important because it ensures that the retrieved instances will be useful. The theory accounts quantitatively for the power-function speed

is rejected, an alternative account of consciousness-- the SO account-- emerges. I develop the SO account in the latter half of the paper, showing how it offers a plausible explanation of the difference between conscious and unconscious mental states. 1.

This article offers an alternative account of the performance of the World Trade Organization (WTO) – an institution whose performance is usually assessed in terms of its capacity to function as a forum for the exchange of mutually beneficial trade concessions, its ability to act as an arena

's (1979) two-stage model can account for these data. In the model, parallel processes use information about simple features to guide attention in the search for conjunctions. Triple conjunctions are found more efficiently than standard conjunctions because three parallel processes can guide attention more

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The past decade has seen an explosion of research focusing on the concept of social capital. This is the term used to describe the norms of trust and reciprocity that are developed in societies where citizens regularly interact with one another through civic involvement, membership in voluntary associations and the like. This popular theory