Rare Constructions Are More Often Sentence-Initial
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DOI: 10.1111/cogs.12714
Abstract: Main clause phenomena (MCPs) are syntactic constructions that occur predominantly or exclusively in main clauses. I propose a processing explanation for MCPs. Sentence processing is easiest at the beginning of the sentence (requiring less search);… read more here.
Keywords: rare constructions; constructions often; sentence; sentence processing ... See more keywords