Comprehending noun phrase arguments and adjuncts

Journal of Psycholinguistic Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 65-81

  Kennison, Shelia M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjuncts; NP arguments; Sentence processing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITION; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS;

COGNITION; HUMANS; LINGUISTICS;

EID: 0036371674     PISSN: 00906905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1014328321363     Document Type: Article

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