Episodic Word-Congruency: Word Character Division, Frequent Binding, Inter-Sentential Congruency

What is it about?

Introduction:From division of declarative remote memory, procedural memory and declarative immediate/recent episodic memory, it was proposed by Cai the words/grammar/episodic(semantic/syntactic/episodic) model of language, able to determine the congruent meaning of polymeaning word in sentence/paragraph. Purpose: From this model, it is attempted to review the neglected episodic word-congruency. Methods: It was searched the papers from Pubmed and Researchgate, and then classified and summarized. Results and Discussions: (a) It is supported the episodic word-congruency in sentence by brain N400/P600 reaction as recognition or correction against violation of word/episodic congruency. (b) It is further classified the episodic word-congruency in sentence/paragraph into three types, as (i) stepwise congruent comprehension of words in sentence as gamma increment; (ii) frequent word binding to form phrases, idioms, etc; (iii) inter-sentential episodic congruency in paragraph/text. (c) Especially, for stepwise congruent comprehension of words in sentence, based on behaviorally alive human/animal and naturally changing matter, it is classified the pronouns/nouns of sentential subject into the zoological/organizational/range/relation/logic/physical/categorical characters, and the following sentential verbs into affective/behavioral/range/relation/logic/characteristic/changing characters, while the adjectives/adverbs into affective/behavioral/range/relation/logic/characteristic/changing/spatial/temporal characters. It is required the congruency of these word characters to fit the congruent meaning of polymeaning word in sentence. (d) For inter-sentential episodic congruency, it is divided into two subtypes, as the meaning of polymeaning-word being congruent with the thematic field of its paragraph, and the pronoun transferring the more concrete range/relation/logic word character of corresponding noun in different sentence. Conclusions: It is the episodic word-congruency to determine the congruent meaning of polymeaning word in sentence/paragraph.

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Why is it important?

Three types of episodic word-congruency as word character division, frequent binding and inter-sentential congruency can help determine one congruent meaning of polymeaning word in sentence, so that help understand the language from word to sentence to paragraph.

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