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Clifton, Charles, Jr.; Frazier, Lyn; Kaup, Barbara – Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 2021
We propose that negative clauses are generally interpreted as if the affirmative portion of the clause is under discussion, a likely topic. This predicts a preference for affirmative (topical) antecedents over negative antecedents of a following missing verb phrase (VP). Three experiments tested the predictions of this hypothesis in sentences…
Descriptors: Language Processing, Phrase Structure, Psycholinguistics, Ambiguity (Semantics)