Papers by Meilin Zhan
Comparing Theories of Speaker Choice Using a Model of Classifier Production in Mandarin Chinese (N18-1)
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| Challenge: | Existing studies show that optional reductions are sensitive to contextual predictability . unclear whether speaker choices are driven by audience design or to facilitate production . |
| Approach: | They argue that Uniform Information Density and availability-based production make opposite predictions regarding the predictability of upcoming material and speaker choices. |
| Outcome: | The proposed model shows that speaker choices support availability-based production account, not the UID hypothesis. |