Prediction and retrieval in dependency resolution: Models and data

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titlePrediction and retrieval in dependency resolution: Models and data
start_date2009/03/06
schedule11h-12h30
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location_infosalle D040
summaryResolving a head-dependent relationship a central act in online sentence comprehension; without it, comprehension is impossible. Fillers must be connected to gaps, antecedents to pronouns and reflexives, licensors to polarity items, incoming phrases with one of multiple possible attachment sites; and so on. Although such dependency resolution processes often proceed smoothly, at other times difficulty occurs: targeted items are retrieved slowly or not retrieved at all, or the wrong item is retrieved. What causes such breakdowns? Understanding the nature of online dependency resolution remains a central open problem in sentence processing research.
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