The influence of referentiality, definiteness, and “preposition+determiner” contraction on relative clause processing
In this paper, we present two experiments (questionnaires) that we conducted to investigate the influence of referentiality, definiteness, and preposition+determiner contraction (P+D contraction) on relative clause processing. The first experiment was conducted in Brazilian Portuguese, and the resul...
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Centro de Estudos Humanísticos da Universidade do Minho
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| description | In this paper, we present two experiments (questionnaires) that we conducted to investigate the influence of referentiality, definiteness, and preposition+determiner contraction (P+D contraction) on relative clause processing. The first experiment was conducted in Brazilian Portuguese, and the results revealed an influence of referentiality and definiteness on relative clause interpretation: N2 modification (low attachment) was more probable when N2 was referential and when it was introduced by an indefinite article. The results did not reveal, however, an effect of P+D contraction. The second experiment was conducted in Spanish and it focused on referentiality and P+D contraction. The results revealed a significant effect of both factors: N2 modification was more probable when N2 was referential and when the article preceding it was not contracted with the preposition. Based on these results, we emphasize the influence of the three factors investigated on relative clause interpretation, highlighting the novelty of the P+D contraction effect. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-45aea91dbcb045d6bc0754687637ecce2024-02-02T20:48:34ZengCentro de Estudos Humanísticos da Universidade do MinhoDiacrítica0870-89672183-91742019-12-0133210.21814/diacritica.419The influence of referentiality, definiteness, and “preposition+determiner” contraction on relative clause processingGitanna Brito BezerraIn this paper, we present two experiments (questionnaires) that we conducted to investigate the influence of referentiality, definiteness, and preposition+determiner contraction (P+D contraction) on relative clause processing. The first experiment was conducted in Brazilian Portuguese, and the results revealed an influence of referentiality and definiteness on relative clause interpretation: N2 modification (low attachment) was more probable when N2 was referential and when it was introduced by an indefinite article. The results did not reveal, however, an effect of P+D contraction. The second experiment was conducted in Spanish and it focused on referentiality and P+D contraction. The results revealed a significant effect of both factors: N2 modification was more probable when N2 was referential and when the article preceding it was not contracted with the preposition. Based on these results, we emphasize the influence of the three factors investigated on relative clause interpretation, highlighting the novelty of the P+D contraction effect.http://diacritica.ilch.uminho.pt/index.php/dia/article/view/419relative clause processing, referentiality, definiteness, preposition-determiner contraction, Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish |
| spellingShingle | Gitanna Brito Bezerra The influence of referentiality, definiteness, and “preposition+determiner” contraction on relative clause processing Diacrítica relative clause processing, referentiality, definiteness, preposition-determiner contraction, Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish |
| title | The influence of referentiality, definiteness, and “preposition+determiner” contraction on relative clause processing |
| title_full | The influence of referentiality, definiteness, and “preposition+determiner” contraction on relative clause processing |
| title_fullStr | The influence of referentiality, definiteness, and “preposition+determiner” contraction on relative clause processing |
| title_full_unstemmed | The influence of referentiality, definiteness, and “preposition+determiner” contraction on relative clause processing |
| title_short | The influence of referentiality, definiteness, and “preposition+determiner” contraction on relative clause processing |
| title_sort | influence of referentiality definiteness and preposition determiner contraction on relative clause processing |
| topic | relative clause processing, referentiality, definiteness, preposition-determiner contraction, Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish |
| url | http://diacritica.ilch.uminho.pt/index.php/dia/article/view/419 |
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