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. 2023 Jul 24;52(6):2143–2179. doi: 10.1007/s10936-023-09988-7
Components of semantic pattern Coded report fragments
Generalization (5) “Each test has forged new American heroes[ +] to remind us who we are, and show us what we can be”[ +]
Specific statement 1 (6) We saw the volunteers of the “Cajun Navy”, racing to the rescue with their fishing boats to save people in the aftermath of a < totally > devastating[] hurricane[ +]. (7) And we saw strangers shielding from a hail of gunfire on The Las Vegas Strip[ +]
Specific statement 2 (8) We heard tales of Americans like Coast Guard Petty Officer Ashlee Lepper, who is here tonight in the gallery with Melania. Ashlee was aboard one of the first helicopters on the scene in Houston during Hurricane Harvey[ +]. < Through 18 h of wind and rain > , Ashlee braved live power lines and deep water, to help save more than 40 lives[ +]. Ashlee, we all Thank you; (9) We heard about Americans like firefighter David Dahlberg. He is here with us too. David faced down walls of flame to rescue < almost > 60 children trapped at a California summer camp threatened by those devastating wildfires[ +]
Specific statement 3 (10) With us tonight is one of the toughest [ +]people ever to serve in this House, a guy who took a bullet, almost died, and was back to work three and a half months later: the legend from Louisiana, Congressman Steve Scalise[ +]. We are < incredibly > grateful[ +] for the heroic[ +] efforts of the Capitol Police Officers, the Alexandria Police, and the doctors, nurses, and paramedics who saved his life, and the lives of many others in this room