Acknowledgements
前言
Abstract
Chapter1Introduction
1.1ResearchOrientation
1.2ResearchBackground
1.3TheObjectofStudy
1.4ResearchQuestions
1.5OrganizationoftheBook
Chapter2SentenceProcessingModels:ACriticalReview
2.1ModularversusInteractiveModels
2.1.1ModularModels
2.1.2InteractiveModels
2.2SerialversusRanked-ParallelModels
2.2.1SerialModels
2.2.2ParallelModels
2.2.3UnrestrictedRaceModel--AHybridModel
2.3AnAssessmentofCurrentSentenceProcessingModels
2.4SerialInteractiveProcessing:APossibleModel
2.5Summary
Chapter3ExperimentalMethodsUsedinThisStudy
3.1Self-pacedReading
3.1.1ThreeVersionsofSelf-pacedReading
3.1.2PotentialProblemswithSelf-pacedReading
3.1.3InvestigatingSemanticEffectsUsingSelf-pacedReading
3.2StructuralPriming
3.2.1StructuralPrimingasaResearchParadigm
3.2.2StructuralPriminginSentenceComprehension
3.2.3InvestigatingtheActivationofAnalysesUsingStructuralPriming
3.3Summary
Chapter4ExperimentalStudiesontheChineseAmbiguousConstructionVNP1deNP2
4.1Zhang's(1998)Study
4.2Hsiehetall's(2009)Study
4.3CritiqueoftheTwoStudies
4.4OverviewofthePresentStudy
Chapter5ExperimentOne:EffectsofSemanticPlausibilityInformation
5.1Introduction
5.2Experiment1A:SemanticEffectsonProcessingVP-biasedItems
5.2.1ResearchQuestionandHypothesis
5.2.2Method
5.2.3Results
5.2.4Discussion
5.3Experiment1B:SemanticEffectsonProcessingNP-biasedItems
5.3.1ResearchQuestionandHypothesis
5.3.2Method
5.3.3Results
5.3.4Discussion
5.4GeneralDiscussion
5.5Summary
Chapter6ExperimentTwo:AnalysisActivatedduringOnlineProcessing--Self-pacedReading
6.1Introduction
6.2ResearchQuestionandHypothesis
6.3Method
6.4Results
6.5Discussion
6.6Summary
Chapter7ExperimentThree:AnalysisActivatedduringOnlineProcessing--StructuralPriming
7.1Introduction
7.2Experiment3A:PrimingoftheVPAnalysis
7.2.1ResearchQuestion,HypothesisandPrediction
7.2.2Method
7.2.3Results
7.2.4Discussion
7.3Experiment3B:PrimingoftheNPAnalysis
7.3.1ResearchQuestion,HypothesisandPrediction
7.3.2Method
7.3.3Results
7.3.4Discussion
7.4GeneralDiscussion
7.5Summary
Chapter8DiscussionandImplications
8.1ASummaryofEmpiricalFindings
8.1.1ImmediateUseofSemanticPlausibilityInformation
8.1.2NPBeingthePreferredAnalysis
8.1.3SemanticallyEquibiasedItemsBeingRepresentedasNP
8.1.4TheOn-lineProcessingofVNP1deNP2:ASnapshot
8.2ImplicationsoftheFindings
8.2.1ImmediateSemanticEffects:EvidenceagainstModularity
8.2.2OneAnalysisataTime:EvidenceagainstRankedParallelism
8.3InteractiveSerialProcessing(ISP):ANewSentenceProcessingModel
8.4Limitations
8.5SuggestionsforFutureResearch
References
AppendixAThePlausibilityRatingandPreferencePercentageoftheTestItems
AppendixBExperimentalMaterialsEmployedinExperiments1Aand1B
AppendixCExperimentalMaterialsEmployedinExperiment2
AppendixDExperimentalMaterialsEmployedinExperiments3Aand3B