Can pragmatic inference benefit from topic prominence? ERP evidence from Mandarin Chinese
dc.contributor.author | Chen, Lijuan | |
dc.contributor.author | Xu, Xiaodong | |
dc.contributor.author | Chen, Qingrong | |
dc.contributor.author | Royle, Phaedra | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-04-04T18:36:20Z | |
dc.date.available | MONTHS_WITHHELD:24 | fr |
dc.date.available | 2018-04-04T18:36:20Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017-12-23 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1866/19908 | |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | fr |
dc.subject | Topic | fr |
dc.subject | Information structure | fr |
dc.subject | Pragmatic inference | fr |
dc.subject | N400 | fr |
dc.subject | P600 | fr |
dc.title | Can pragmatic inference benefit from topic prominence? ERP evidence from Mandarin Chinese | fr |
dc.type | Article | fr |
dc.contributor.affiliation | Université de Montréal. Faculté de médecine. École d'orthophonie et d'audiologie | fr |
UdeM.statut | Professeur(e) / Professor | fr |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.jneuroling.2017.12.004 | |
dcterms.abstract | This study investigated how pragmatic inference making is modulated by information structure in preceding text. We created three types of two-clause structures in which the interpretation of a critical word in the second clause was dependent on the engagement of pragmatic inference as well as a successful establishment of a referential relation between the target word and an intended antecedent in the preceding text. An enhanced P600 response was elicited by target words when the intended referent was in non-topic position compared to topic position or sub-topic position. Moreover, a reduced N400 was elicited by the target word when the intended referent in the preceding clause was in non-topic position, compared to topic position. These findings suggest that the process of building an inferential relation can benefit from information structural prominence of topicality. | fr |
dcterms.alternative | Topic structure and pragmatic inference | fr |
dcterms.isPartOf | urn:ISSN:0911-6044 | |
dcterms.language | eng | fr |
UdeM.VersionRioxx | Version acceptée / Accepted Manuscript | fr |
oaire.citationTitle | Journal of neurolinguistics | |
oaire.citationVolume | 46 | |
oaire.citationStartPage | 11 | |
oaire.citationEndPage | 22 |
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