"Matthew Probert - The Mechanics of Human Conversation" - читать интересную книгу автора (Probert Matthew)

The subject is GRASS
The person is YOU (implied)
The number is
The action is GET OFF
The location is GRASS
The tense is

A recall then takes place of the object - "CAT" - this being a common object
it is located in fairly close recall memory. Having collected the data about
"CAT" the same occurs for the subject - "GRASS" - and the qualifications;
"FAT" and "MY". Finally the order is interpreted and the action taken. Little
wonder then that often unexpected stimuli of this nature will produce
responses like;

"What about the cat?"

Where the recall process in retrieving data about the object has taken so much
effort that it has resulted in the loss of the original stimuli from the short
term memory, as in instances of "What were we talking about?"

If, upon breaking down the stimuli phrase we find that the "object" is
missing, such as in the phrase "They're at it again", we may require
qualification of the statement. Before requesting qualification, however, a
search will be made of the short-term memory in an attempt to qualify the
statement ourselves. Should we find that an onject exists from a previous
stimuli, then we may substitute this previous object into the new stimuli
phrase. For example;

"Those damned cats are always fighting"
"Oh yes?"
"I don't believe it! They're at it again"

In the last phrase we will substitute "they" with "those damned cats" from the
previously received stimuli phrase that is still alive in the short-term
memory, and we may also, upon finding a lack on a required action substitute
the action from the previous phrase so that we perceive the stimuli as:

"I don't believe it! Those damned cats are fighting again"

If we are unable to or we do not exert sufficient effort to qualify the
stimuli phrase ourself, we may request qualification from the originator. As
in this imaginary intercourse:

Mrs A. "They're at it again"
Mr B. "Who?"
Mrs A. "The cats"
Mr B. "Doing what again?"
Mrs A. "Fighting!"