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Search strategies in syntactic reanalysis.

P Sturt1, M J Pickering, M W Crocker

  • 1University of Glasgow, Scotland. sturt@cogsci.ed.ac.uk

Journal of Psycholinguistic Research
|March 10, 2000
PubMed
Summary

Syntactic reanalysis, the process of revising sentence interpretations, may differ from initial analysis. Our findings support an encapsulated serial search strategy for reanalysis.

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Area of Science:

  • Psycholinguistics
  • Computational Linguistics
  • Cognitive Science

Background:

  • Understanding sentence processing is crucial for cognitive science.
  • Syntactic reanalysis involves revising interpretations when initial analyses fail.
  • Key questions remain about the mechanisms underlying reanalysis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the nature of syntactic reanalysis.
  • To determine if reanalysis differs from initial sentence analysis.
  • To explore different reanalysis strategies and their evidence.

Main Methods:

  • Review of theoretical strategies for syntactic reanalysis.
  • Analysis of experimental evidence supporting different models.
  • Experimental validation of a specific reanalysis strategy.

Main Results:

  • Syntactic reanalysis may differ from initial analysis in encapsulation and parallel processing.
  • Evidence supports various reanalysis strategies.
  • Experimental data align with an encapsulated serial search strategy.

Conclusions:

  • The findings support an encapsulated serial search model for syntactic reanalysis.
  • This strategy offers a parsimonious explanation for reanalysis processes.
  • Further research can explore the implications for broader sentence processing models.

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