Agentivity drives real-time pronoun resolution: Evidence from German er and der

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• 作者：Petra B. Schumacher^a ; ^{petra.schumacher@uni-koeln.de} ; Leah Roberts^b ; Juhani Jä ; rvikivi^c
• 关键词：Pronoun resolution ; Demonstrative ; Prominence ; Information structure ; Agentivity ; German ; Visual world paradigm
• 刊名：Lingua
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：185
• 期：Complete
• 页码：25-41
• 全文大小：693 K
• 卷排序：185

文摘

We investigate resolution of personal and demonstrative pronouns in German. Visual world eye tracking data reveal discrete resolution preferences. In unmarked antecedent clauses, agentivity is a better predictor than subjecthood. In marked clauses, conflicting prominence scales hamper resolution preferences. Contra the single-factor account and in favor of the multi-factor account.