Prediction in SVO and SOV languages: processing and typological considerations
In this study, we tested the possibility that different word orders engender different processing preferences. Our key hypothesis was that a head-initial language like English (SVO) allows more prediction compared to a head-final language like Japanese (SOV). In Experiment 1, English and Japanese na...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2024-03-01
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| Series: | Linguistics |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/ling-2022-0055 |