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Direct linkKennison, Shelia M. – Cognition, 2005
The research investigated the time course of integrative semantic processing during sentence processing. Reading time was measured on sentences containing an NP composed of an adjective and a noun whose combined meaning was plausible or anomalous (Experiment 1) or was typical or atypical (Experiment 2). The noun in the NP was either plural or…
Descriptors: Semantics, Sentence Structure, Nouns, Language Processing
Download full textKennison, Shelia M. – 1996
This study, consisting of two experiments, investigated the role of verb information in resolving ambiguous noun phrases (NPs) in reading comprehension. Both experiments extended earlier studies. The first measured and compared reading time for sentences containing temporarily ambiguous subject complements and unambiguous complements, which were…
Descriptors: Ambiguity, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Grammar
