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Lexical guidance in sentence processing: a note on Adams, Clifton, and Mitchell (1998).

R P van Gompel1, M J Pickering

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of Dundee, Scotland. r.p.g.vangompel@dundee.ac.uk r.p.g.vangompel@dundee.ac.uk

Psychonomic Bulletin & Review
|February 19, 2002
PubMed
Summary

Researchers found reading difficulties with noun phrases after intransitive verbs, supporting an earlier theory. This challenges current models of sentence parsing and understanding.

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Area of Science:

  • Psycholinguistics
  • Cognitive Science
  • Computational Linguistics

Background:

  • A self-paced reading experiment by Mitchell (1987) indicated parsing difficulty when a noun phrase follows an intransitive verb.
  • This finding supported a two-stage parsing theory, suggesting initial disregard for verb subcategorization.
  • Adams, Clifton, and Mitchell (1998) disputed these findings using eye-tracking, citing methodological issues with the original experiment.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To re-evaluate Mitchell's (1987) findings on parsing difficulty.
  • To determine if the observed difficulties were an artifact of the experimental methodology.
  • To investigate the role of verb subcategorization in sentence processing.

Main Methods:

  • An eye-tracking experiment was conducted.

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  • Participants read sentences with noun phrases immediately following intransitive verbs.
  • Experimental materials were similar to Adams et al. (1998) but featured longer noun phrases.

    • Main Results:

    • A pattern of reading difficulty, mirroring Mitchell's (1987) findings, was observed.
    • The difficulties were present despite using longer noun phrases and an eye-tracking methodology.
    • These results suggest Mitchell's findings were not solely due to the presentation method.

    Conclusions:

    • The findings support the existence of parsing difficulties as originally reported by Mitchell (1987).
    • The results indicate that verb subcategorization information may play a role in sentence parsing.
    • The study casts doubt on the sufficiency of constraint-based parsing models to explain these phenomena.