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Processing non-culminating accomplishments in European Portuguese

This paper investigates the processing and interpretation of non-culmination sentences and subjects' agentivity in European Portuguese. A five-point Likert scale is employed to test the native speaker's judgment regarding the acceptability of five types of non-culminating accomplishment sentences put forward in Guéron and Vogeleer (2021), providing evidence that speakers accept non-culminating accomplishments t...

Are heritage speakers one step ahead in ongoing processes of diachronic change?...

This study investigates whether heritage speakers of European Portuguese (EP) show a diachronically advanced behaviour in their comprehension of null object constructions. Based on a comprehension experiment, we compared heritage speakers to homeland speakers of EP, on the one hand and homeland speakers of Brazilian Portuguese (BP) on the other, the latter representing a variety in which null objects have diach...

Are heritage speakers one step ahead in ongoing processes of diachronic change?...

This study investigates whether heritage speakers of European Portuguese (EP) show a diachronically advanced behaviour in their comprehension of null object constructions. Based on a comprehension experiment, we compared heritage speakers to homeland speakers of EP, on the one hand and homeland speakers of Brazilian Portuguese (BP) on the other, the latter representing a variety in which null objects have diach...

The how and the when of semantic illusions in native and non-native languages

The nature and processing of semantic illusions (SI; when speakers fail to notice an anomalous word in a sentence that is contextually perfectly aligned with world knowledge) have been largely studied during first language comprehension. Although this issue is not free of controversy, findings sustain The Node Structure Theory, according to which SI is a phonological and/or semantic priming effect which occurs ...

The how and the when of semantic illusions in native and non-native languages

The nature and processing of semantic illusions (SI; when speakers fail to notice an anomalous word in a sentence that is contextually perfectly aligned with world knowledge) have been largely studied during first language comprehension. Although this issue is not free of controversy, findings sustain The Node Structure Theory, according to which SI is a phonological and/or semantic priming effect which occurs ...

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A influência dos sons no acesso lexical : um estudo psicolinguístico com a Tare...

The effects of a specific stimulus on the sensory system have been extensively studied in various research areas, such as the influence of sensory stimuli, such as sounds and noises, on the sensory system of the reader in the context of multisensory books. In other words, once stimulated, readers need to access the meaning of a particular word to read it more quickly or easily. For example, after hearing the so...

O papel dos estereótipos de gênero na leitura e no processamento de frases em p...

This study investigates the relationship between anaphora and antecedent in sentences with gender stereotypes, using self-paced reading. We analyzed sentences such as: (i) "John saw Mary while she/he was putting on the skirt," (ii) "Mary saw John while she/he was shaving," and (iii) "John saw Mary while she/he was brushing teeth," to examine the influence of gender stereotypes (male, female, and neutral) on the...

Processamento de segundas línguas e a teoria linguística em línguas românicas [...

Psicolinguística e educação: uma análise do acesso lexical em estudantes do Ens...

The main objective of this study was to investigate a possible relationship between reading competence, schooling, and the processing of complex words. We sought to investigate whether competence and reading experience together with education can significantly affect lexical access, comparing performance among high school students in the Youth and Adult Education modality and in higher education. The experiment...