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Priming Center-Embedded Object and Extraposed Subject Relative Clauses in Persian Language Production: Searching for
Amirabbas Rafiee Fazel1, Arsalan Golfam2, Hayat Ameri1
1Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities, Tarbiat Modares University, Jalal Al-e Ahmad Ave, Tehran, Iran.
Journal of Psycholinguistic Research
|March 1, 2023
Summary
This study investigated how hearing relative clauses (RCs) influences sentence production in Persian speakers. While syntactic priming of center-embedded RCs was not significant, thematic role emphasis persisted, affecting subsequent sentence construction.
Area of Science:
- Linguistics
- Psycholinguistics
- Language Acquisition
Background:
- Priming effects in language are observed at various syntactic and semantic levels.
- Relative clauses (RCs) offer a complex structure to study priming phenomena.
- Investigating priming in both adults and children provides insights into language development.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine priming effects on the production of center-embedded object relative clauses (RCs).
- To explore the role of thematic information and emphasis persistence in RC production.
- To assess if priming mitigates the computational cost of infrequent syntactic structures.
Main Methods:
- A comprehension-to-production task was employed with Persian speakers (42 adults, 42 children).
- Participants described pictures after hearing either extraposed subject or center-embedded object RCs.
- Verbs within the RCs were manipulated to be the same or different across priming and production phases.
Main Results:
- No significant priming effects were found for the production of center-embedded object RCs.
- Adults showed increased production of center-embedded RCs when verbs were repeated.
- Strong evidence for thematic emphasis persistence was observed, influencing subsequent RC constructions.
Conclusions:
- Priming of hierarchical configuration may not significantly impact the production of infrequent structures like center-embedded RCs.
- Thematic emphasis plays a crucial role in language production, demonstrating persistence.
- Functional information activation from the speaker's perspective influences sentence construction.
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