LING 3Q93 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Garden Path Sentence, Parse Tree, Reduced Relative Clause
15 Jan 2016
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Its interesting to know when the mind has to word harder. The neurons in the brain communicate via electrical signals. This activity yields an electrical field which can be measured at the scalp. Erps are named according to their polarity, timing, functionality. 2x2 study (2 factors each with 2 conditions) Type of context sentence: either hypothetical or control. John is considering writing a novel hypothetical. Stimuli: (hmv) john is considering writing a novel. = fine. (cmv) john is reading a novel. Those 2 go together; one is the control (#hnv) john is considering writing a novel. Anomalous condition/discourse; control? (cnv) john is reading a novel. Expected that the anomalous condition #hnv would show some empirical/observable (erp: n400 or p600) effect as compared to its control (cnv). 20 high freq verbs used with 5 different modals: may, might, should, would, must. 100 in each condition: 100 hnv, 100 hmv, 100 cnv, 100 cmv.
