The influence of referentiality, definiteness, and "preposition+determiner" contraction on relative clause processing

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Autor(a) principal: Bezerra, Gitanna Brito
Data de Publicação: 2019
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: https://doi.org/10.21814/diacritica.419
Resumo: In this paper, we present two experiments (questionnaires) that we conducted to investigate the influence of referentiality, definiteness, and preposition+determiner contraction (P+D contraction) on relative clause processing. The first experiment was conducted in Brazilian Portuguese, and the results revealed an influence of referentiality and definiteness on relative clause interpretation: N2 modification (low attachment) was more probable when N2 was referential and when it was introduced by an indefinite article. The results did not reveal, however, an effect of P+D contraction. The second experiment was conducted in Spanish and it focused on referentiality and P+D contraction. The results revealed a significant effect of both factors: N2 modification was more probable when N2 was referential and when the article preceding it was not contracted with the preposition. Based on these results, we emphasize the influence of the three factors investigated on relative clause interpretation, highlighting the novelty of the P+D contraction effect.
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spelling The influence of referentiality, definiteness, and "preposition+determiner" contraction on relative clause processingA influência da referencialidade, da definitude e da contração preposição+determinante no processamento de orações relativasRelative clause processingReferentialityPreposition determiner contractionDefinitenessBrazilian PortugueseSpanishProcessamento de orações relativasReferencialidadeContração preposição determinanteDefinitudePortuguês brasileiroEspanholIn this paper, we present two experiments (questionnaires) that we conducted to investigate the influence of referentiality, definiteness, and preposition+determiner contraction (P+D contraction) on relative clause processing. The first experiment was conducted in Brazilian Portuguese, and the results revealed an influence of referentiality and definiteness on relative clause interpretation: N2 modification (low attachment) was more probable when N2 was referential and when it was introduced by an indefinite article. The results did not reveal, however, an effect of P+D contraction. The second experiment was conducted in Spanish and it focused on referentiality and P+D contraction. The results revealed a significant effect of both factors: N2 modification was more probable when N2 was referential and when the article preceding it was not contracted with the preposition. Based on these results, we emphasize the influence of the three factors investigated on relative clause interpretation, highlighting the novelty of the P+D contraction effect.Neste artigo, apresentamos dois experimentos (questionários) que conduzimos para investigar a influência da referencialidade, da definitude e da contração preposição+determinante (contração P+D) no processamento de orações relativas. O primeiro experimento foi conduzido em português brasileiro e os resultados revelaram um efeito significativo da referencialidade e da definitude: a modificação do N2 (aposição local) foi mais observada quando o N2 era referencial e quando ele era introduzido por artigo indefinido. Os resultados não revelaram, porém, efeito da contração P+D. O segundo experimento foi conduzido em espanhol e focalizou a referencialidade e a contração P+D. Os resultados revelaram um efeito significativo dos dois fatores: a modificação do N2 foi mais observada quando o N2 era referencial e quando o artigo que o precedia não envolvia contração com a preposição. Com esses resultados, enfatizamos a influência dos três fatores investigados na interpretação de orações relativas, destacando a originalidade do efeito da contração P+D.CEHUM2019-12-16info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.21814/diacritica.419https://doi.org/10.21814/diacritica.419Diacrítica; Vol. 33 N.º 2 (2019): Linguística Experimental e Variedades do Português; 116-140Diacrítica; Vol. 33 No. 2 (2019): Experimental Linguistics and Portuguese Language Varieties; 116-1402183-91740870-896710.21814/diacritica.33.2reponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAPporhttps://revistas.uminho.pt/index.php/diacritica/article/view/5057https://revistas.uminho.pt/index.php/diacritica/article/view/5057/5530Direitos de Autor (c) 2023 Gitanna Brito Bezerrainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessBezerra, Gitanna Brito2023-07-28T07:47:57Zoai:journals.uminho.pt:article/5057Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T18:34:41.231116Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The influence of referentiality, definiteness, and "preposition+determiner" contraction on relative clause processing
A influência da referencialidade, da definitude e da contração preposição+determinante no processamento de orações relativas
title The influence of referentiality, definiteness, and "preposition+determiner" contraction on relative clause processing
spellingShingle The influence of referentiality, definiteness, and "preposition+determiner" contraction on relative clause processing
Bezerra, Gitanna Brito
Relative clause processing
Referentiality
Preposition determiner contraction
Definiteness
Brazilian Portuguese
Spanish
Processamento de orações relativas
Referencialidade
Contração preposição determinante
Definitude
Português brasileiro
Espanhol
title_short The influence of referentiality, definiteness, and "preposition+determiner" contraction on relative clause processing
title_full The influence of referentiality, definiteness, and "preposition+determiner" contraction on relative clause processing
title_fullStr The influence of referentiality, definiteness, and "preposition+determiner" contraction on relative clause processing
title_full_unstemmed The influence of referentiality, definiteness, and "preposition+determiner" contraction on relative clause processing
title_sort The influence of referentiality, definiteness, and "preposition+determiner" contraction on relative clause processing
author Bezerra, Gitanna Brito
author_facet Bezerra, Gitanna Brito
author_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Bezerra, Gitanna Brito
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Relative clause processing
Referentiality
Preposition determiner contraction
Definiteness
Brazilian Portuguese
Spanish
Processamento de orações relativas
Referencialidade
Contração preposição determinante
Definitude
Português brasileiro
Espanhol
topic Relative clause processing
Referentiality
Preposition determiner contraction
Definiteness
Brazilian Portuguese
Spanish
Processamento de orações relativas
Referencialidade
Contração preposição determinante
Definitude
Português brasileiro
Espanhol
description In this paper, we present two experiments (questionnaires) that we conducted to investigate the influence of referentiality, definiteness, and preposition+determiner contraction (P+D contraction) on relative clause processing. The first experiment was conducted in Brazilian Portuguese, and the results revealed an influence of referentiality and definiteness on relative clause interpretation: N2 modification (low attachment) was more probable when N2 was referential and when it was introduced by an indefinite article. The results did not reveal, however, an effect of P+D contraction. The second experiment was conducted in Spanish and it focused on referentiality and P+D contraction. The results revealed a significant effect of both factors: N2 modification was more probable when N2 was referential and when the article preceding it was not contracted with the preposition. Based on these results, we emphasize the influence of the three factors investigated on relative clause interpretation, highlighting the novelty of the P+D contraction effect.
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