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Peer reviewedGibson, Edward; Thomas, James – Language and Cognitive Processes, 1999
Results from an English acceptability-rating experiment are presented that demonstrate that people find doubly nested relative-clause structures just as acceptable when only two verb phrases are included instead of the grammatically required three. Three possible accounts of the results are considered. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, English, Grammar, Grammatical Acceptability
