Roboz, Jules (2025) The role of “er” and “waar” in creating long-distance dependencies in Dutch: an eye-tracking study. Bachelor's Thesis, Artificial Intelligence.
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Abstract
Using an eye-tracking experiment, this study aims to explore the relationship between reading speed and long-distance dependencies (LDDs) formed between the words “er” and “waar” and prepositional object gaps in Dutch. In part, this experiment aims to expand the findings of Stowe (1986) to Dutch, which demonstrated that English WH-constructions form LDDs which lead to slower reading speed at an object gap location. Additionally, it presents another potential candidate for LDD formation unique to Dutch: the word “er”. Reading speed was measured and compared across three conditions: a baseline sentence, a WH-construction in the form of a “waar” sentence, and an “er” sentence creating an LDD across separate sentences. Results were analysed using a statistical model which showed no significant effect on reading time across any condition. The methodology of the experiment as well as the underlying hypotheses surrounding gap search procedures in Dutch are discussed.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor's Thesis) |
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| Supervisor name: | Jones, S.M. |
| Degree programme: | Artificial Intelligence |
| Thesis type: | Bachelor's Thesis |
| Language: | English |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Apr 2025 14:42 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Apr 2025 14:42 |
| URI: | https://fse.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/35117 |
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