Abstract
This study examined the processing of two types of Japanese causative cleft constructions (subject-gap vs. object-gap) by conducting an event-related brain potential experiment to clarify the processing mechanism of long-distance dependencies. The results demonstrated that the subject-gap constructions elicited larger P600 effects than the object-gap constructions. Based on these findings, we argue that the linear distance rather than the structural distance between the extracted argument (filler) and its original gap position is a crucial factor for determining processing costs of gap-filler dependency in Japanese causative cleft constructions. This argument indicates that (at least) some types of long-distance dependencies are sensitive to linear distance.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 407-421 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | Journal of Psycholinguistic Research |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Apr 1 2016 |
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- Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
- Language and Linguistics
- Linguistics and Language
- Psychology(all)
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An ERP Study of Causative Cleft Construction in Japanese : Evidence for the Preference of Shorter Linear Distance in Sentence Comprehension. / Yano, Masataka; Sakamoto, Tsutomu.
In: Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, Vol. 45, No. 2, 01.04.2016, p. 407-421.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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