Abstract
To test the prediction that the lexical boost is driven by explicit memory (e.g., Chang et al, 2006), we tested for a subject noun boost, using prepositional object or double object structures, when participants could look back to a prime sentence while completing a target sentence (Experiment 1) or not (Experiment 2). We report a subject noun boost but only when participants could see the prime, suggesting that when available, the prime acted as a cue to boost the activation of its structure. These results indicate that the subject noun boost is affected by how explicit the word repetition is.
| Original language | English |
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| Number of pages | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 30 Mar 2019 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 32nd Annual CUNY Conference on Human Sentence Processing - University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, United States Duration: 29 Mar 2019 → 31 Mar 2019 Conference number: 32nd https://www.colorado.edu/event/cuny2019/ |
Conference
| Conference | 32nd Annual CUNY Conference on Human Sentence Processing |
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| Country | United States |
| City | Boulder |
| Period | 29/03/19 → 31/03/19 |
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Wakeford, L., Kantola, L., & van Gompel, R. (2019). Lexical boost from the subject noun: the influence of task. Abstract from 32nd Annual CUNY Conference on Human Sentence Processing, Boulder, United States.