
Titre | Competition of linear and structural distance in relative clause processing - Evidence from Mandarin and Cantonese Visual World experiments |
Publication Type | Communication |
Année de publication | 2016 |
Authors | Pozniak, Celine, Jiaying Huang, and Barbara Hemforth |
Titre de la conférence | Architectures and Mechanisms of Human Language Processing |
Date de publication | 09/2016 |
Abstract | RC processing confronts three major theories: linear distance theories versus frequency/structure based theories. Languages such as English don't allow to decide between them since all predict a Subject Relative preference, while linear distance predicts an Object Relative preference for Mandarin. |