Length Matters: Informational Load in Ambiguity Resolution

In this paper, we will compare prosodic and pragmatic approaches to the role of constituent length in attachment ambiguities. Lengthening a constituent affects its informativity: longer constituents are usually less predictable (Levy & Florian, 2007) and deman...

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Main Authors: Barbara Hemforth, Saveria Colonna, Caterina Petrone, Mariapaola D’Imperio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Presses universitaires de Caen 2013-07-01
Series:Discours
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/discours/8780