Abstract
Three experiments were conducted in which predictions concerning intrasentence word associations (ISWA) were tested, based on a surface structure theory of sentence storage ( Johnson, 1968 ) and a theory based on deep structure. The predictions of neither theory were completely upheld in the three experiments. An alternative theory of sentence storage based on the semantic interpretation given a sentence was formulated. Two further experiments were then conducted in which ISWA were obtained from sentences containing violations of selectional restrictions. ISWA was disrupted by violations of selectional restrictions and the disruptions occurred at those points at which semantic interpretation was blocked. Sentence structure serves as the basis for sentence interpretation but structure per se plays little part in sentence storage.
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