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Verb effects during sentence processing.

L P Shapiro1, B Brookins, B Gordon

  • 1Department of Psychology, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton 33431.

Journal of Experimental Psychology. Learning, Memory, and Cognition
|September 1, 1991
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Verb properties significantly impact sentence processing, refuting claims of artifactual findings. These verb effects are real, expected in parsing models, and replicable with modified dual tasks.

Area of Science:

  • Psycholinguistics
  • Computational Linguistics
  • Cognitive Science

Background:

  • Previous research indicated verb properties influence sentence processing.
  • Schmauder (1991) questioned the generalizability of these findings, suggesting experimental artifacts.
  • This study addresses the methodological debate between Shapiro et al. and Schmauder.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the role of verb lexical entry properties in on-line sentence processing.
  • To systematically analyze and experimentally test design differences between conflicting studies.
  • To provide evidence for the reality and replicability of verb effects in sentence parsing.

Main Methods:

  • Logical analysis of experimental design factors.
  • Comparative experimental investigation of Shapiro et al. and Schmauder studies.

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  • Utilizing a modified dual-task paradigm to assess verb processing effects.

    • Main Results:

    • Experimental analyses confirmed the reality of verb effects during sentence processing.
    • Findings support the integration of verb properties within computational parsing models.
    • Verb effects were demonstrated to be replicable under modified experimental conditions.

    Conclusions:

    • Verb properties are integral to understanding on-line sentence processing.
    • The previously observed verb effects are not artifacts but genuine psycholinguistic phenomena.
    • The findings align with and support contemporary parsing model architectures.