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Hare, Mary; Tanenhaus, Michael K.; McRae, Ken – Journal of Memory and Language, 2007
Two rating studies demonstrate that English speakers willingly produce reduced relatives with internal cause verbs (e.g., "Whisky fermented in oak barrels can have a woody taste"), and judge their acceptability based on factors known to influence ambiguity resolution, rather than on the internal/external cause distinction. Regression analyses…
Descriptors: Verbs, Figurative Language, Comprehension, Phrase Structure

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