Reference Transfer and Reflexive Interpretation in Representational Noun Phrases
Jeffrey T. Runner, Micah B. Goldwater · UR Research (University of Rochester) · 2007
Seated in front of a computer monitor Listened to prerecorded sentences Verified if displayed scene matched the sentences heard by pushing a yes or no button Three verbs used: point, tap, touch Ellipsis, Unelided controls, Fillers, counterbalancing, etc… Ellipsis OBJ conditionJose is pointing at himself, and Mike is too.Predictions If reflexive must be bound variable, participants should reject coreferential interpretation required by Coreferential scene Bound Variable Coreferential Ellipsis RNP conditionJose is pointing at a picture of himself, and Mike is too Predictions If RNP reflexive can receive coreferential interpretation, participants should accept coreferential interpretation with Coreferential scene, and maybe even reject bound variable scene Bound Variable Coreferential