Complexity effects are found in all relative-clause sentence forms
- 1 February 1999
- journal article
- open peer-commentary
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Behavioral and Brain Sciences
- Vol. 22 (1) , 95
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0140525x99221784
Abstract
We argue that if a different definition of sentence complexity is adopted and processing capacity is assessed in a way that is consistent with that definition, then the Caplan & Waters distinction between interpretive versus postinterpretive processing is unnecessary insofar that it applies to the thematic role assignment in relative-clause sentences.Keywords
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