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Autor/inn/en | Altmann, Lori J. P.; Kemper, Susan |
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Titel | Effects of Age, Animacy and Activation Order on Sentence Production |
Quelle | In: Language and Cognitive Processes, 21 (2006) 1-3, S.322-354 (33 Seiten)
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 0169-0965 |
Schlagwörter | Verbs; Older Adults; Young Adults; Nouns; Sentence Structure; Language Processing; Structural Analysis (Linguistics) |
Abstract | The current study examines whether young and older adults have similar preferences for animate-subject and active sentences, and for using the order of activation of a verb's arguments to determine sentence structure. Ninety-six participants produced sentences in response to three-word stimuli that included a verb and two nouns differing in animacy. Dependent variables included accuracy, sentence structure produced, and production times for active vs. passive sentences. Neither group shows a strict preference for active sentences, but the two groups are differentially sensitive to animacy and the order of noun activation. Results suggest that sentence structure choice is a probabilistic, constraint-satisfaction process during which these factors interact. (Author). |
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Update | 2017/4/10 |