(Reversed) Mismatch Asymmetry in English Subject-Verb Agreement

Nazik Dinçtopal Deniz; Özge Bakay; Didem Bayrak Kurt

doi:10.18492/dad.1181172

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(Reversed) Mismatch Asymmetry in English Subject-Verb Agreement

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This paper investigates, in English, the widely reported mismatch asymmetry, or plural attraction in the production of subject-verb agreement and the relatively less observed reversed mismatch asymmetry, or singular attraction in comprehension. Through a self-paced reading experiment, a read-aloud production task and a pen-and-paper questionnaire, we examined whether singular attraction is a genuine effect in comprehension or it could be due to the experimental materials in the few studies that reported it. The results support the view that singular attraction in comprehension is genuine, at least for structures that include three nouns in the subject, and plural attraction extends to sentences with complex subjects that include three nouns when the task is not too demanding. The (reversed) mismatch asymmetry in subject-verb agreement is attributed to the differential mechanisms involved in sentence comprehension and production.

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Destekleyen Kurum

Boğaziçi University Scientific Research Projects Grant, City University of New York, Graduate Center

Proje Numarası

13781

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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

Dilbilim, Dilsel Yapılar (Fonoloji, Morfoloji ve Sözdizimi dahil)

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yazarlar

Nazik Dinçtopal Deniz ^*
0000-0003-0673-1130
Türkiye

Özge Bakay
0000-0002-7326-0423
United States

Didem Bayrak Kurt
0000-0003-1345-2746
Türkiye

Yayımlanma Tarihi

20 Haziran 2023

Gönderilme Tarihi

3 Ekim 2022

Kabul Tarihi

7 Şubat 2023

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2023 Cilt: 34 Sayı: 1

DOI

https://doi.org/10.18492/dad.1181172

IZ

https://izlik.org/JA34WM89CU

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APA

Dinçtopal Deniz, N., Bakay, Ö., & Bayrak Kurt, D. (2023). (Reversed) Mismatch Asymmetry in English Subject-Verb Agreement. Dilbilim Araştırmaları Dergisi, 34(1), 1-26. https://doi.org/10.18492/dad.1181172

AMA

1.Dinçtopal Deniz N, Bakay Ö, Bayrak Kurt D. (Reversed) Mismatch Asymmetry in English Subject-Verb Agreement. JLR. 2023;34(1):1-26. doi:10.18492/dad.1181172

Chicago

Dinçtopal Deniz, Nazik, Özge Bakay, ve Didem Bayrak Kurt. 2023. “(Reversed) Mismatch Asymmetry in English Subject-Verb Agreement”. Dilbilim Araştırmaları Dergisi 34 (1): 1-26. https://doi.org/10.18492/dad.1181172.

EndNote

Dinçtopal Deniz N, Bakay Ö, Bayrak Kurt D (01 Haziran 2023) (Reversed) Mismatch Asymmetry in English Subject-Verb Agreement. Dilbilim Araştırmaları Dergisi 34 1 1–26.

IEEE

[1]N. Dinçtopal Deniz, Ö. Bakay, ve D. Bayrak Kurt, “(Reversed) Mismatch Asymmetry in English Subject-Verb Agreement”, JLR, c. 34, sy 1, ss. 1–26, Haz. 2023, doi: 10.18492/dad.1181172.

ISNAD

Dinçtopal Deniz, Nazik - Bakay, Özge - Bayrak Kurt, Didem. “(Reversed) Mismatch Asymmetry in English Subject-Verb Agreement”. Dilbilim Araştırmaları Dergisi 34/1 (01 Haziran 2023): 1-26. https://doi.org/10.18492/dad.1181172.

JAMA

1.Dinçtopal Deniz N, Bakay Ö, Bayrak Kurt D. (Reversed) Mismatch Asymmetry in English Subject-Verb Agreement. JLR. 2023;34:1–26.

MLA

Dinçtopal Deniz, Nazik, vd. “(Reversed) Mismatch Asymmetry in English Subject-Verb Agreement”. Dilbilim Araştırmaları Dergisi, c. 34, sy 1, Haziran 2023, ss. 1-26, doi:10.18492/dad.1181172.

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1.Nazik Dinçtopal Deniz, Özge Bakay, Didem Bayrak Kurt. (Reversed) Mismatch Asymmetry in English Subject-Verb Agreement. JLR. 01 Haziran 2023;34(1):1-26. doi:10.18492/dad.1181172

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