Santi, Andrea, Grillo, Nino orcid.org/0000-0002-8224-365X, Molimpakis, Emilia et al. (1 more author) (2019) Processing Relative Clauses Across Comprehension and Production:Similarities and Differences. Language Cognition and Neuroscience. pp. 170-189. ISSN 2327-3801
Abstract
We compare the processing of relative clauses in comprehension (self-paced reading) and production (planned production). We manipulated the locality of two syntactic dependencies: filler-gap (subject vs object gap) and subject-verb (center-embedded vs right-branched). The non-local filler-gap dependency resulted in a longer embedded predicate duration, across domains, consistent with memory-based accounts. For the non-local subject-verb dependency, we observe longer reading times at the main verb, but in production a greater likelihood and duration of a pause preceding the main verb. We argue that this result stems from the cost of computing the restriction, which manifests as a prosodic break. In the context of the subject-verb dependency manipulation, we also revisit the source of interpretation break-down in multiple center-embedding. Generally, our findings imply that memory-based accounts are adequate for filler-gap, but not subject-verb, dependencies and production studies can aid in understanding complexity effects.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. Further copying may not be permitted; contact the publisher for details. |
Keywords: | comprehension,memory,production,Relative clause,syntactic dependency |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (York) > Language and Linguistic Science (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 07 Aug 2018 10:30 |
Last Modified: | 23 Oct 2024 00:06 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1080/23273798.2018.1513539 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/23273798.2018.1513539 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:134195 |
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