LIN 3350 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Garden Path Sentence, Reduced Relative Clause, Parsing
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Immediacy principle: identify meaning first then fit into syntactic structure. Wait-and-see approach: postpone interpretation until you see where the sentence is going. If we retained more than one interpretation of a sentence (over load of working memory) Right model: immediacy- cognitive economy (don"t have to remember as much) The florist sent the flowers was very pleased. Prob with immediacy- leads to errors in parsing. Parsing strategies: late closure: preference to attach more items to a current constituent than to have to start a new constituent. Parsing= modular (different modules devoted to a particular aspect of comprehension: sentence first parsed by syntax (not influenced by top-down, contextual cues) Constraint based model (interactive: use all available info in initial parsing. The florist sent the flowers was very pleases. The florist sent the flowers to the elderly widow (minimal attachment) The florist who was sent the flowers was very pleased (reduced relative clause.
