Constraints on Movement Phenomena in Sentence Processing: Evidence from Event-Related Brain Potentials.

McKinnon, Richard; Osterhout, Lee

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ERIC Number: EJ537674

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Publication Date: 1996

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Constraints on Movement Phenomena in Sentence Processing: Evidence from Event-Related Brain Potentials.

McKinnon, Richard; Osterhout, Lee

Language and Cognitive Processes, v11 n5 p495-523 Oct 1996

Focuses on the brain's response to one aspect of syntactic processing--the processing of sentences that violate constraints on constituent movement. Findings indicate that movement constraints can be applied during the earliest stages of sentence processing, perhaps in conjunction with the creation of phrase structure. (46 references) (Author/CK)

Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, College Students, Graduate Students, Grammar, Phrase Structure, Psycholinguistics, Reading Processes, Sentence Structure, Syntax

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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