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B McElree1, M J Traxler, M J Pickering

  • 1Psychology Department, New York University, 8th Floor, 6 Washington Place, NY 10003-6634, USA. bdm@xp.psych.nyu.edu

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|November 4, 2000
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This study found that processing sentences requiring semantic type-shifting for verbs like "begin" or "enjoy" takes longer. This provides evidence for enriched lexical processing during language comprehension.

Area of Science:

  • Psycholinguistics
  • Computational Linguistics
  • Lexical Semantics

Background:

  • Verbs such as 'begin' and 'enjoy' semantically require complements denoting activities or events.
  • When objects are used as complements (e.g., 'began the book'), a semantic type-shifting process is necessary.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the cognitive load associated with semantic type-shifting in verb complementation.
  • To provide online evidence for enriched lexical processing theories.

Main Methods:

  • A self-paced reading time experiment was conducted.
  • Participants read sentences with complements that either directly matched verb semantics or required type-shifting.

Main Results:

  • Reading times were significantly longer for complements requiring type-shifting compared to direct matches.

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  • This indicates increased processing effort when type-shifting occurs.

    • Conclusions:

    • The findings support theories positing enriched lexical processing.
    • Online processing reflects the semantic constraints and adjustments required by verbs and their complements.