期刊名称：Rasprave Instituta za Hrvatski Jezik i Jezikoslovlje
印刷版ISSN：1331-6745
出版年度：2019
卷号：45
期号：2
页码：549-570
DOI：10.31724/rihjj.45.2.15
出版社：Institut za hrvatski jezik i jezikoslovlje
摘要： The language-specific phenomena underlying automatic sentence processing and interpretation have long been the topic of psycholinguistic investigations. Recent studies on processing relative clauses and the strategies that influence attachment preferences have shed new light on this question. Despite the well-attested observation that the structure of the complex noun phrase preceding the relative clause can influence sentence processing, the effect of the structural relations on attachment preferences still remains unclear. Therefore, current study examines sentence processing and attachment preferences in relative clauses headed by coordinated structure. The two main aims of this study are: 1) to establish attachment preferences and 2) to investigate language-specific constraints affecting these preferences. In total, 62 native adult speakers of Croatian language participated in the study. The study combined offline and an online method; the attachment preference questionnaire and the eye-tracking methodology. The results indicate strong preference towards the linearly closer antecedent (low attachment), as opposed to hierarchically higher (high attachment). The data further indicate that the conjunct agreement facilitates, while the parallel availability of multiple interpretations hinders the processing of relative clauses. These findings support the initiative to study language-specific phenomena that affect attachment preferences as these contribute to broadening our understanding of language processing in general, as well as to experimental investigations of various language- -specific phenomena.
