Seeing events vs. entities: The processing advantage of Pseudo Relatives over Relative Clauses
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jml.2019.04.001
Abstract: Abstract We present the results of three offline questionnaires (one attachment preference study and two acceptability judgments) and two eye-tracking studies in French and English, investigating the resolution of the ambiguity between pseudo relative and… read more here.
Keywords: relative clauses; pseudo; relative clause; pseudo relatives ... See more keywords
Anaphor reconstruction in Japanese relative clauses
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DOI: 10.1075/lali.00082.che
Abstract: This study conducted two experiments to examine the derivation of the head noun phrase in Japanese relative clauses, with a focus on whether the anaphors jibun ‘self’ and jibun-jishin ‘self-self’ within the head noun phrase… read more here.
Keywords: clause subject; relative clause; anaphor jibun; anaphor ... See more keywords
Beyond input: Language learners produce novel relative clause types without exposure.
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DOI: 10.1080/20445911.2021.1928678
Abstract: ABSTRACT Syntax famously consists of abstract hierarchical representations. Less famously, most theories of syntax also assume a higher level of abstract representation: one that abstracts over the hierarchical representations. The existence of such representations would… read more here.
Keywords: relative clauses; beyond input; relative clause; syntax ... See more keywords
The Interplay of Relational and Non-relational Processes in Sentence Production: The Case of Relative Clause Planning in Japanese and Spanish
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01573
Abstract: Speech planning involves different steps in order to transform a conceptual message into speech. These include establishing structural relations among constituents (i.e., relational information), and selecting the appropriate lexical items to convey the intended message… read more here.
Keywords: information; production; relational non; relative clause ... See more keywords