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The Processing of Tense: Psycholinguistic Studies on the Interpretation of Tense and Temporal Relations

Author(s): Dickey, Michael Walsh

Edition: 1st

ISBN10: 1402001843

ISBN13: 9781402001840

Cover: Hardcover

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Presents and in-depth study of the processing of tense, more specifically the English past tense. Offers novel theoretical perspectives on issues of both linguistic and psycholinguistic interest.

Acknowledgments

Foreword

xiii

Greg Carlson

Introduction

(54)

The Problem: The Processing of Tense

(5)

Empirical Phenomena

(9)

Temporal anaphora

(3)

Temporal adverbs and adverb preposing

(3)

The Sequence-of Tense ambiguity

(3)

Structure and Interpretation of Tense

(17)

Quantificational versus referential views of tense

(4)

Bringing together quantificational and referential properties: The ambiguity of the English simple past

(6)

Formal representation of the semantic content of tense

(5)

Summary and implications for the processing of tense

(1)

Structure of the Language Processor and Hypotheses

(20)

Assumptions regarding the HSPM

(8)

Simplicity versus Parsimony

(6)

Predictions and hypotheses

(6)

Contents of the Book

(3)

Interpreting AspectP

(60)

Introduction

(2)

The Special Role of Preposed Adverbials in Temporal Interpretation

(17)

Temporal adverbials

(3)

Preposed adverbials as Reference Time providers

(9)

Preposed adverbials as sentence-external elements

(5)

The Discourse Function of Adverb Preposing' and the Adverbial Domains Hypothesis

(8)

Preposed adverbials as discourse segment markers

(5)

The Adverbial Domains Hypothesis

(3)

Aspect and the Role of Rhetorical Relations

(11)

The contribution of rhetorical relations to temporal interpretation

(9)

Implications for the ADH

(2)

Study 1 - Preposing and Aspect Interpretation

(9)

Introduction

(1)

Study

(8)

Discussion

101

(1)

Study 2 - Preposing and Aspect Interpretation Redux

102

(8)

Introduction

102

(1)

Study

103

(5)

Discussion

108

(2)

General Discussion and Conclusions

110

(5)

Interpreting TenseP

115

(50)

Introduction

115

(2)

Representing Temporal Anaphora

117

(8)

TP and temporal anaphora

117

(4)

Alternative approaches to tense and temporal anaphora

121

(3)

Summary and implications for processing of tense

124

(1)

Anaphora Resolution

125

(13)

Definite NPs and pronouns

126

(5)

Other types of anaphora resolution

131

(3)

Temporal anaphora - an indirect test

134

(3)

Summary

137

(1)

Hypotheses Regarding the Interpretation of TP

138

(2)

Study 3 - Temporal Context Clash

140

(7)

Introduction

140

(1)

Study

141

(5)

Discussion

146

(1)

Study 4 - Minimal Events and Tp Interpretation

147

(13)

Introduction

147

(4)

Study

151

(7)

Discussion

158

(2)

General Discussion and Conclusions

160

(5)

Sequence of Tense and Simplicity

165

(48)

Introduction

165

(2)

Representing the Sot Ambiguity

167

(14)

The facts of SOT phenomena

167

(7)

Representing SOT

174

(5)

Alternative approaches to SOT

179

(1)

Summary and implications for resolving the ambiguity

180

(1)

Previous Results

181

(2)

Hypotheses Regarding the Resolution of Sot Ambiguities

183

(4)

Study 5 - Pilot Sot Questionnaire Study

187

(8)

Introduction

187

(1)

Study

187

(6)

Discussion

193

(2)

Study 6 - Sot Questionnaire Study: Adverb Effects

195

(7)

Introduction

195

(1)

Study

196

(4)

Discussion

200

(2)

Study 7 - Sot On-Line

202

(7)

Introduction

202

(1)

Study

202

(5)

Discussion

207

(2)

General Discussion and Conclusions

209

(4)

Conclusions and Remaining Questions

213

(18)

The Questions

213

(4)

Implications for Models of the Processor: Structure-Driven or Discourse-Driven?

217

(2)

Implications for the Representation Of Tense and Temporal Relations: One Interpretive Step or Two?

219

(3)

Questions for Further Research

222

(9)

Interpreting TenseP

222

(1)

Interpreting AspectP

223

(2)

Different methodologies

225

(2)

Larger issues

227

(4)

APPENDICES

231

(66)

Appendix A: Materials for Study 1, Preposing and Aspect Interpretation

231

(6)

Appendix B: Materials for Study 2, Preposing and Aspect Interpretation Redux

237

(9)

Appendix C: Materials for Study 3, Temporal Context Clash

246

(4)

Appendix D: Materials for Study 4, Minimal Events and to Interpretation

250

(27)

Appendix E: Materials for Study 5, Sot Pilot Questionnaire

277

(3)

Appendix F: Materials for Study 6, Sot Questionnaire: Adverb Effects

280

(14)

Appendix G: Materials for Study 7, Sot On-Line

294

(3)

References

297

(10)

Index

307

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