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Grammatical norm violations in Dutch and German comparative constructions are processed as ungrammatical, not as intermediate. Eye-tracking data revealed differences, suggesting nuanced processing of these frequent language variations.

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  • Psycholinguistics
  • Language Processing

Background:

  • Prescriptive grammar rules are often violated in spoken language.
  • Frequent use of non-standard constructions, like comparative particles in Dutch and German, challenges linguistic norms.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how grammatical norm violations in comparative constructions are processed.
  • To determine if these violations are perceived as grammatical, ungrammatical, or intermediate.

Main Methods:

  • Three experiments were conducted using sentence-matching and eye-tracking methodologies.
  • Data were analyzed using linear mixed effects models to account for individual differences.
  • Experiments involved both Dutch and German speakers, with eye-tracking focused on Dutch speakers.

Main Results:

  • Sentence-matching experiments in Dutch and German indicated that norm violations pattern with ungrammatical sentences.
  • Eye-tracking data showed higher reading times for the ungrammatical alternative compared to the norm violation.
  • Significant individual variation was observed in the processing of these constructions.

Conclusions:

  • Grammatical norm violations in Dutch and German comparatives are not processed as grammatical.
  • While not fully equivalent to ungrammatical sentences, these violations are distinct from grammatically correct variants.
  • Processing differences suggest a nuanced perception of frequent language norm deviations.