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The purpose of the present study was to test context predictability of words in norm and schizophrenia and to reveal whether the context factor influences on discourse perception and comprehension. The hypothesis of a loss of context predictability in schizophrenic speech is upheld by the analysis of modified cloze test data. Two text types were used: a static text (descriptive sentences) and a dynamic text (sequence of events following swiftly on one another). The results showed that: 1) context predictability of...