Year: 2010
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: In this paper we will present evidence for language specific preferences in anaphor resolution from two series of experiments in English, German, and French.For within sentence anaphor resolution with "before" subclauses, we will show that English and German follow the generally assumed preference for the first mentioned NP or subject of the sentence, whereas French shows a clear preference for the object of the matrix clause.We will argue that our data can most easily be explained by a usage-based account, linking comprehension preferences to production preferences.
Source: HAL
Authors: Barbara Hemforth, Lars Konieczny, Christoph Scheepers, Savéria Colonna, Sarah Schimke, Peter Baumann, Joël Pynte
Language: English
Subfield: Language and Linguistics
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funder: Université Paris Diderot
OpenAlex ID: W138782007