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  • Computational Linguistics

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  • Regressive eye movements are frequently observed during syntactic ambiguity processing.
  • The precise characteristics and functional role of rereading in resolving linguistic ambiguities are not fully understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate whether rereading is selective in response to syntactic ambiguities in Chinese garden-path sentences.
  • To determine if rereading facilitates comprehension and aids in recovering the correct interpretation of ambiguous sentences.

Main Methods:

  • An eye-tracking experiment was conducted using Chinese sentences with a specific syntactic ambiguity structure (NP1 + VP + NP2 + de + NP3).
  • Analysis focused on fixation durations and refixation patterns within the ambiguous regions.

Main Results:

  • The study found clear evidence of selective rereading, with readers refixating the ambiguous region upon encountering processing difficulty.
  • Despite selective rereading, these regressive eye movements did not significantly improve the resolution of the syntactic ambiguity.

Conclusions:

  • Regressive eye movements indicate sensitivity to processing disruptions during sentence comprehension.
  • However, rereading does not invariably lead to successful reinterpretation or resolution of syntactic ambiguities.