Processing arguments and adjuncts in isolation and context: The case of by-phrase ambiguities in passives

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 461-475

  Liversedge, Simon P ^a,d   Branigan, Holly P ^c   Pickering, Martin J ^b   Van Gompel, Roger P G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 3242873277     PISSN: 02787393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-7393.24.2.461     Document Type: Article

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