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Presentation 2008-08-08 14:00
Asymmetry between arguments and adjuncts in processing structurally ambiguous sentences -- Comparing NPs and adverbs in Japanese --
Rosalynn Chiu (Hiroshima Univ.), Hajime Ono (Kansai Gaidai Univ.), Hiromu Sakai (Hiroshima Univ.) TL2008-17
Abstract (in Japanese) (See Japanese page) 
(in English) Although attachment ambiguity arises because a dative goal argument is always optional for Japanese ditransitive verbs, Kamide and Mitchell (1999) showed that it is preferably interpreted as an argument of the matrix verb instead of the embedded verb. This suggests that reanalysis of the existing structure is not preferred by the parser (RALR). However, it has not been proven whether adjuncts would share the same tendency as NPs. This study uses adverbs to examine the attachment preference of adjuncts and gives evidence that adverbs, unlike dative NPs, are more likely to be interpreted in the embedded clause. Findings imply that different strategies are used in the processing of arguments and adjuncts.
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(in English) structurally ambiguous sentences / arguments and adjuncts / adverbs / attachment preferences / / / /  
Reference Info. IEICE Tech. Rep., vol. 108, no. 184, TL2008-17, pp. 29-34, Aug. 2008.
Paper # TL2008-17 
Date of Issue 2008-08-01 (TL) 
ISSN Print edition: ISSN 0913-5685    Online edition: ISSN 2432-6380
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Committee TL  
Conference Date 2008-08-08 - 2008-08-09 
Place (in Japanese) (See Japanese page) 
Place (in English) Hotel Onikobe 
Topics (in Japanese) (See Japanese page) 
Topics (in English) Human Sentence Processing and Production 
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Conference Code 2008-08-TL 
Language Japanese 
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Title (in English) Asymmetry between arguments and adjuncts in processing structurally ambiguous sentences 
Sub Title (in English) Comparing NPs and adverbs in Japanese 
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Keyword(2) arguments and adjuncts  
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Keyword(4) attachment preferences  
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1st Author's Name Rosalynn Chiu  
1st Author's Affiliation Hiroshima University (Hiroshima Univ.)
2nd Author's Name Hajime Ono  
2nd Author's Affiliation Kansai Gaidai University (Kansai Gaidai Univ.)
3rd Author's Name Hiromu Sakai  
3rd Author's Affiliation Hiroshima University (Hiroshima Univ.)
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Date Time 2008-08-08 14:00:00 
Presentation Time 30 minutes 
Registration for TL 
Paper # TL2008-17 
Volume (vol) vol.108 
Number (no) no.184 
Page pp.29-34 
#Pages 6 
Date of Issue 2008-08-01 (TL) 

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