| Title: | When linearity prevails over hierarchy in syntax |
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| Authors: | ID Marušič, Franc, Univerza v Novi Gorici (Author)
ID Šuligoj, Tina, Univerza v Novi Gorici (Author), et al. |
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| Files: |  PNAS-2017-Willer_Gold-1712729115.pdf (1,75 MB)
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| Language: | English |
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| Work type: | Not categorized |
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| Typology: | 1.01 - Original Scientific Article |
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| Organization: | UNG - University of Nova Gorica
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| Abstract: | Hierarchical structure has been cherished as a grammatical universal. We use experimental methods to show where linear order is also a relevant syntactic relation. An identical methodology and design were used across six research sites on South Slavic languages. Experimental results show that in certain configurations, grammatical production can in fact favor linear order over hierarchical structure. However, these findings are limited to coordinate structures and distinct from the kind of production errors found with comparable configurations such as “attraction” errors. The results demonstrate that agreement morphology may be computed in a series of steps, one of which is partly independent from syntactic hierarchy. |
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| Keywords: | experimental syntax, syntactic agreement, elicited language production, coordinated, noun phrases, South Slavic languages |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Year of publishing: | 2017 |
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| Number of pages: | 6 |
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| Numbering: | 115 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/RUNG-3530-23ba3bc4-23a5-7de2-df75-ed8649ea60b5  |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 4986619 |
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| DOI: | 10.1073/pnas.1712729115 |
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| NUK URN: | URN:SI:UNG:REP:LQVL1WWV |
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| Publication date in RUNG: | 15.01.2018 |
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