Neural basis for processing hidden complexity indexed by small and finite clauses in Mandarin Chinese

Neural basis for processing hidden complexity indexed by small and finite clauses in Mandarin Chinese

In this study we investigate how the human brain processes small clauses and finite clauses. Small clauses are instances of ‘simpler’ syntax in the sense that they do not involve operations such as Move and Tense, and have been argued to represent an earlier stage of syntactic evolution before the d...

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Main Authors: Ansaldo, Umberto, Lai, Jackie, Jia, Fanlu, Siok, Wai Ting, Tan, Li Hai, Matthews, Stephen
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD 2015
Subjects:
Social Sciences
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Linguistics
Neurosciences
Psychology, Experimental
Neurosciences & Neurology
Psychology
Language processing
Syntax
Semantics
Mandarin Chinese
BRAIN
REPRESENTATION
HEMISPHERES
EVOLUTION
SYNTAX
DONT
Online Access:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0911604414000554
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/86390

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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0911604414000554
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/86390

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