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The relationship between the frequency and the processing complexity of linguistic structure

E Gibson1, C T Schütze, A Salomon

  • 1Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge 02139, USA.

Journal of Psycholinguistic Research
|January 1, 1996
PubMed
Summary

This study found no link between corpus data on noun phrase attachment ambiguity and psycholinguistic measures of syntactic complexity. This suggests separate systems for language comprehension and production drive these frequencies.

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Area of Science:

  • Computational Linguistics
  • Psycholinguistics
  • Corpus Linguistics

Background:

  • Ambiguity resolution in natural language processing is crucial.
  • Noun phrase attachment ambiguity presents a significant challenge.
  • Understanding the cognitive processes behind ambiguity resolution is key.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare corpus-derived frequencies of ambiguity resolution with psycholinguistic data.
  • To investigate the relationship between language production and comprehension systems.
  • To propose a model explaining observed frequency patterns.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of relative frequencies of noun phrase attachment resolutions in linguistic corpora.
  • Comparison with off-line psycholinguistic measurements of syntactic complexity.

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  • Statistical analysis to identify correlations.

    • Main Results:

    • A lack of correlation was observed between corpus frequencies and psycholinguistic measures.
    • Existing models may not fully capture the mechanisms of ambiguity resolution.
    • Data suggests a dissociation between comprehension and production.

    Conclusions:

    • The language comprehension system appears distinct from the factors influencing corpus frequencies.
    • A separate production heuristic is proposed to explain observed frequency patterns.
    • This research highlights the need for distinct models for language production and comprehension.