Does comprehension (sometimes) go wrong for noncanonical sentences?
This article addresses the question of whether the human parsing mechanism (HPM)
derives sentence meaning always from representations that are computed algorithmically or …
derives sentence meaning always from representations that are computed algorithmically or …
Why wait for the verb? Turkish speaking children use case markers for incremental language comprehension
During language comprehension we must rapidly determine the thematic roles of arguments
(who did what to whom) in order to semantically integrate the players into a single event and …
(who did what to whom) in order to semantically integrate the players into a single event and …
The misinterpretation of noncanonical sentences revisited.
Most current models of sentence comprehension assume that the human parsing
mechanism (HPM) algorithmically computes detailed syntactic representations as basis for …
mechanism (HPM) algorithmically computes detailed syntactic representations as basis for …
[HTML][HTML] Is reanalysis selective when regressions are consciously controlled?
D Paape, S Vasishth, D Paape… - Glossa …, 2022 - escholarship.org
The selective reanalysis hypothesis of Frazier and Rayner (1982) states that when faced
with the need to reanalyze a syntactic ambiguity, readers direct their eyes towards the region …
with the need to reanalyze a syntactic ambiguity, readers direct their eyes towards the region …
An eye-tracking paradigm for analyzing the processing time of sentences with different linguistic complexities
D Wendt, T Brand, B Kollmeier - PLoS One, 2014 - journals.plos.org
An eye-tracking paradigm was developed for use in audiology in order to enable online
analysis of the speech comprehension process. This paradigm should be useful in …
analysis of the speech comprehension process. This paradigm should be useful in …
Cognitive processing, language typology, and variation
K Sinnemäki - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Cognitive …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Linguistic typological preferences have often been linked to cognitive processing
preferences but often without recourse to typologically relevant experiments on cognitive …
preferences but often without recourse to typologically relevant experiments on cognitive …
On the (non) universality of the preference for subject-object word order in sentence comprehension: A sentence-processing study in Kaqchikel Maya
M Koizumi, Y Yasugi, K Tamaoka, S Kiyama, J Kim… - Language, 2014 - JSTOR
The processing load of sentences with three different word orders (VOS, VSO, and SVO) in
Kaqchikel Maya was investigated using a sentence-plausibility judgment task. The results …
Kaqchikel Maya was investigated using a sentence-plausibility judgment task. The results …
[HTML][HTML] Context updating during sentence comprehension: The effect of aboutness topic
J Burmester, K Spalek, I Wartenburger - Brain and language, 2014 - Elsevier
To communicate efficiently, speakers typically link their utterances to the discourse
environment and adapt their utterances to the listener's discourse representation …
environment and adapt their utterances to the listener's discourse representation …
Frequency at the syntax–discourse interface: A bidirectional study on fronting options in L1/L2 German and L1/L2 English
The present study investigates whether second language (L2) speakers are sensitive to the
information-structural constraints and frequency distributions at the syntax–discourse …
information-structural constraints and frequency distributions at the syntax–discourse …
Verb class, case, and order: A crosslinguistic experiment on non-nominative experiencers
A Temme, E Verhoeven - Linguistics, 2016 - degruyter.com
In several languages, non-nominative experiencers tend to appear early on in utterances,
which frequently triggers deviations from the preferred word order. These observations are …
which frequently triggers deviations from the preferred word order. These observations are …