Anticipatory processing in a verb-initial Mayan language: eye-tracking evidence during sentence comprehension in Tseltal
We present a visual world eye-tracking study on Tseltal (a Mayan language) and investigate whether verbal information can be used to anticipate an upcoming referent. Basic word order in transitive sentences in Tseltal is Verb-Object-Subject (VOS). The verb is usually encountered first, making argume...
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Wiley
2023
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