Presentation 2014-08-12
Processing subject and object relative clauses with numeral classifiers in Japanese
Baris KAHRAMAN, Kei TANIGAWA, Yuki HIROSE,
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Abstract(in English) In this study, using a self-paced reading task and sentence fragment completion task, we investigated the influence of matching and mismatching sentence initial numeral classifiers and relative clause (RC)-internal NPs on the processing of subject and object RCs in Japanese. The results showed that subject relative clauses (SRCs) were read faster than object relative clauses (ORCs) when the numeral classifier matched the NP within the RC. In contrast, when there was a numeral classifier mismatch, there was no statistical difference between SRCs and ORCs. Overall, our study suggests that whether numeral classifiers match NPs within RCs influences the processing of SRCs and ORCs in Japanese.
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Keyword(in English) Relative clauses / sentence processing / subject and object asymmetry / Japanese / numeral classifiers
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Title (in English) Processing subject and object relative clauses with numeral classifiers in Japanese
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Keyword(1) Relative clauses
Keyword(2) sentence processing
Keyword(3) subject and object asymmetry
Keyword(4) Japanese
Keyword(5) numeral classifiers
1st Author's Name Baris KAHRAMAN
1st Author's Affiliation The University of Tokyo:JSPS, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo()
2nd Author's Name Kei TANIGAWA
2nd Author's Affiliation The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo
3rd Author's Name Yuki HIROSE
3rd Author's Affiliation The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Date 2014-08-12
Paper # TL2014-24
Volume (vol) vol.114
Number (no) 176
Page pp.pp.-
#Pages 6
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