Length Matters: Informational Load in Ambiguity Resolution

In this paper, we will compare prosodic and pragmatic approaches to the role of constituent length in attachment ambiguities. Lengthening a constituent affects its informativity: longer constituents are usually less predictable (Levy & Florian, 2007) and demand a higher processing load than shor...

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In:URI:https://journals.openedition.org/discours,
Main Authors: Hemforth, Barbara, Colonna, Saveria, Petrone, Caterina, D’Imperio, Mariapaola
Format: Article ou chapitre numérique
Language:Anglais
Published: Discours 2013
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Online Access:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM

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