Comprehending noun phrase arguments and adjuncts.
Comprehending noun phrase arguments and adjuncts.
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理解名词短语论证和修饰语。
DOI：
10.1023/a:1014328321363
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发表时间：
2002
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2
通讯作者：
Kenniso,SheliaM
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作者：
Kenniso,SheliaM
两个实验考察了读者对名词短语、论元和附加语的理解情况。以往的研究表明，论元短语比附加短语处理得更快(Clifton，Speer，&Abney，1991；Kennison，1999；Schütze&Gibson，1999；Speer&Clifton，1998)。本实验考察了句子语境中动词的类型是否会影响NP论元和附加语的加工。阅读时间是在含有NP论元的句子上进行测量的，前面是出现频率最高的带有NP论元的动词(有偏见的及物动词)或出现频率最高的没有NP论元的动词(有偏见的不及物动词)(例如，梅雷迪斯阅读/表演每一场比赛/周)。在实验1中，使用自定步调的逐个短语移动窗口来测量阅读时间。在实验2中，使用眼动跟踪来测量阅读时间。两个实验的结果都表明，在偏向及物动词之后，NP论元的处理速度比NP附加语更快。当NP跟在偏向不及物动词之后时，NP论元和附加语的加工时间没有显著差异。
Two experiments investigated how readers comprehend noun phrase (NP) arguments and adjuncts. Previous research suggested that argument phrases are processed more quickly than adjunct phrases (Clifton, Speer, & Abney, 1991; Kennison, 1999; Schütze & Gibson, 1999; Speer & Clifton, 1998). The present experiments investigated whether the type of verb in the sentence context could influence how NP arguments and adjuncts were processed. Reading time was measured on sentences containing NP arguments and adjuncts preceded either by verbs occurring most frequently with NP arguments (biased transitive verbs) or by verbs occurring most frequently without NP arguments (biased intransitive verbs) (e.g., “Meredith read/performed every play/week.”). In Experiment 1, reading time was measured using a self-paced phrase-by-phrase moving window. In Experiment 2, reading time was measured using eye tracking. The results of both experiments indicated that, following biased transitive verbs, NP arguments were processed more quickly than NP adjuncts. When NPs followed biased intransitive verbs, there was no significant difference between the processing time of NP arguments and adjuncts.