Experiment 1 Sample Clauses

Experiment 1. In our first experiment, we manipulated the overt-case marking of the subject head. 6.1.1.1 Cue-based retrieval account In the cue-based retrieval account, the comprehension process in language utilizes a structured search to satisfy dependencies. Certain elements, such as verbs, trigger a search by providing specific cues, such as [+pl]. The dependency is satisfied when there is a match between the cues provided by the verbs and the features from the previous chunks. Attraction occurs when multiple chunks are considered for possible retrieval. The exact information stored in the chunks and the same cues utilized in this process is still an open debate (▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇, 2017). Morphological realization of the abstract case may also be another feature stored in the chunk and be used as a cue in the retrieval process, as recent studies on Russian indicates (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇, 2016; ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, 2018). Thus, we believe that the cue-based retrieval account would expect reduced attraction effects when the case on the subject head is not ambiguous. 6.1.1.2 ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and morphing account In the Marking and Morphing account, the attraction occurs due to the probabilistic spread of the plurality from the attractor to the root node of the subject. This spread activation depends on the number information of every phrase within the subject and their syntactic distance to the root node. Due to the nature of the activation spread, the Marking and Morphing account would not predict any additional interference due to the case-related manipulation.