Filling the gap in gap-filling: Long-distance dependency formation in sentence production

Volume: 129, Pages: 101411 - 101411
Published: Sep 1, 2021
Abstract
In a sentence like Who does the artist think chased the chef?, the who at the beginning depends on the last bit of the sentence, chased the chef. This is an instance of a long-distance dependency. What is the nature of the cognitive process that allows speakers to produce sentences that include distant elements that form dependencies? In four experiments, speakers described drawings that elicited long-distance dependencies. Critically, speakers...
Paper Details
Title
Filling the gap in gap-filling: Long-distance dependency formation in sentence production
Published Date
Sep 1, 2021
Volume
129
Pages
101411 - 101411
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