Disambiguating verbal comments in social interaction: A computer model of meaningFootnote*

This research was supported in part by Grant 1R43MH50967–01 from the National Institute of Mental Health and a grant from the Research Board of the University of Missouri‐Columbia. The authors would like to thank others who contributed to various aspects of this research including Darla Horman, James Campbell, Roxanne Breedlove, Robert Benfer, Louanna Furbee, Philip Schrodt, Allen Hahn, Andrew Balas, Richard Sykes, Joyce Mitchell, Linda Woolery, and Rita Mirielli.

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