[HTML][HTML] Processing of linguistic focus depends on contrastive alternatives
M Hoeks, M Toosarvandani, A Rysling - Journal of Memory and Language, 2023 - Elsevier
Readers progressed through a sentence in the Maze task (Forster et al., 2009), deciding at
each word between a sensical and a non-sensical continuation. Contexts presented before …
each word between a sensical and a non-sensical continuation. Contexts presented before …
Replication of Cutler, A., & Fodor, JA (1979). Semantic focus and sentence comprehension. Cognition, 7 (1), 49–59
EJ Beier, F Ferreira - Journal of Memory and Language, 2022 - Elsevier
We report the results of a replication attempt of a foundational study by Cutler and Fodor
(1979). This study sparked several lines of research into the role of information structure in …
(1979). This study sparked several lines of research into the role of information structure in …
The Online Processing of Even's Likelihood Presupposition
E Mayer - 2023 - scholarworks.umass.edu
Even is a focus-sensitive semantic operator that introduces a presupposition about
likelihood. Under many semantic accounts, even's likelihood presupposition requires the …
likelihood. Under many semantic accounts, even's likelihood presupposition requires the …
Comprehending Focus/Representing Contrast
M Hoeks - 2023 - search.proquest.com
This dissertation aims to show how existing behavioral evidence regarding the processing of
focus can be brought more in line with an alternative-based understanding of focus as …
focus can be brought more in line with an alternative-based understanding of focus as …
[引用][C] Context effects in linguistic information processing: Decomposing the focus effect in reading
M Hoeks, M Toosarvandani, A Rysling