Abstract
This paper quantitatively expresses the degrees of processing difficulties caused by syntactically different reanalyses in Japanese sentences by questionnaire and self-paced reading experiments with non-syntactic factors strictly controlled. We propose the functionally incremental processing for Japanese sentences and we demonstrate that our hypothesis is effective to explain the degree of the processing difficulty in various sentence types. The peculiarity of Japanese processing and the relevance of our results to the human sentence processing model are discussed.
Highlights
IntroductionMany researchers have been interested in the fact that the usually very fast and efficient human sentence processing breaks down in some sentences
Garden-Path and Reanalysis CostMany researchers have been interested in the fact that the usually very fast and efficient human sentence processing breaks down in some sentences
The residual reading time (RT) at P4 of SR longer than those of NR-Rel and NR-Comp suggests that the reanalysis with measurable cost was carried out here in SR
Summary
Many researchers have been interested in the fact that the usually very fast and efficient human sentence processing breaks down in some sentences. Garden-path sentences are among the sentences where the breakdown occurs, one of which is (1) by Bever (1970). The reason for the breakdown in (1) is generally understood to be the reanalysis required in the latter half of the sentence. It is not the case, that all reanalyses cause processing breakdown. The syntactic structure of (2) is the same with (1) and a reanalysis is assumed after found. The reanalysis in (2) is processable and the severe processing difficulty is absent. The reanalysis in (2) is processable and the severe processing difficulty is absent. (2) The bird found in the room died. (Pritchett, 1988)
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