Hening Wang promoviert im Bereich Semantik und Pragmatik, Psycholinguistik/Kognitive Modellierung zum Thema Pragmatic reasoning in causal relationships. Seine Arbeit wird betreut von Prof. Dr. Michael Franke und Dr. Fabian Schlotterbeck.
Abstract: People can infer causal information from non-causal language. For example, the statement "If you eat too much, you will get sick" is likely to be interpreted as excessive eating causing a decline in health. This project will systematically investigate the interpretation mechanisms and cognitive architectures behind these reasoning processes, using both computational and experimental methods.