Avoiding attachment ambiguities: The role of constituent ordering

Journal of Memory and Language

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 55-70

  Arnold, Jennifer E ^a,b   Wasow, Thomas ^c   Asudeh, Ash ^c   Alrenga, Peter ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 3142754886     PISSN: 0749596X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jml.2004.03.006     Document Type: Article

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