Inference From Context

Inference From Context is a cognitive process in reading comprehension whereby a reader derives the meaning of an unknown word or the intended significance of a textual element by analyzing the surrounding linguistic and situational cues, distinguishing it from direct definition or prior knowledge-based understanding.

176

Publications

9.8K

Citations

414

Authors

228

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

23

Variants

Contextual Inference

Authors

414

  1. MG
    Manuel G. Calvo

    Universidad de La Laguna, Spain

    4 publications · 135 citations

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  2. KA
    Karla A. Lassonde

    University of New Hampshire, United States

    3 publications · 67 citations

    3

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  3. SG
    Sabine Guéraud

    Université Paris Cité, France

    3 publications · 57 citations

    3

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  4. EJ
    Edward J. O’Brien

    University of New Hampshire, United States

    3 publications · 72 citations

    3

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  5. PV
    Paul van den Broek

    Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands

    3 publications · 295 citations

    3

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Venues

  1. Discourse Processes

    DP · 11 publications · 389 citations

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  2. Journal of Pragmatics

    5 publications · 241 citations

    5

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  3. Memory & Cognition

    5 publications · 198 citations

    5

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  4. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review

    4 publications · 223 citations

    4

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  5. Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior

    3 publications · 303 citations

    3

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