TY  - JOUR
A1  - Patterson, Clare
A1  - Felser, Claudia
T1  - Delayed Application of Binding Condition C During Cataphoric Pronoun Resolution
T2  - Journal of Psycholinguistic Research
N2  - Previous research has shown that during cataphoric pronoun resolution, the predictive search for an antecedent is restricted by a structure-sensitive constraint known as ‘Condition C’, such that an antecedent is only considered when the constraint does not apply. Evidence has mainly come from self-paced reading (SPR), a method which may not be able to pick up on short-lived effects over the timecourse of processing. This study investigates whether or not the active search mechanism is constrained by Condition C at all points in time during cataphoric processing. We carried out one eye-tracking during reading and a parallel SPR experiment, accompanied by offline coreference judgment tasks. Although offline judgments about coreference were constrained by Condition C, the eye-tracking experiment revealed temporary consideration of antecedents that should be ruled out by Condition C. The SPR experiment using exactly the same materials indicated, conversely, that only structurally appropriate antecedents were considered. Taken together, our results suggest that the application of Condition C may be delayed during naturalistic reading.
KW  - Sentence processing
KW  - Cataphora
KW  - Pronouns
KW  - Binding
KW  - German
KW  - Eye-movement monitoring
KW  - Self-paced reading
Y1  - 2019
UR  - https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/49853
SN  - 0090-6905
SN  - 1573-6555
VL  - 48
IS  - 2
SP  - 453
EP  - 475
PB  - Springer
CY  - New York
ER  -