A dependency look at the reality of constituency
Xinying Chen, Carlos G\'omez-Rodr\'iguez, Ramon Ferrer-i-Cancho
TL;DR
This paper critically examines the neurophysiological evidence for constituency in sentence processing, offering a dependency-based perspective on the findings of Nelson et al. (2017).
Contribution
It provides a dependency-oriented critique of existing neurophysiological data supporting constituency theories.
Findings
Highlights limitations of constituency models in neurophysiological data
Proposes dependency structures as an alternative explanation
Calls for further empirical testing of dependency-based approaches
Abstract
A comment on "Neurophysiological dynamics of phrase-structure building during sentence processing" by Nelson et al (2017), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 114(18), E3669-E3678.
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TopicsNeurobiology of Language and Bilingualism · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Categorization, perception, and language