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Negative / Null Result Report

Real-time resolution of VP ellipsis ambiguity and processing depth

Fujita H; Yoshida M · 2026 · Preprint

WASTE classifies this as Negative / Null Result Report · AI classification, approximate

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Abstract (excerpt)

In the VP ellipsis sentence “Bill liked himself, and John did too”, the second conjunct “John did too” can be interpreted in two ways: either as “John liked Bill too” (strict interpretation) or “John liked himself too” (sloppy…

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Metadata source: Europe PMC · DOI 10.31234/osf.io/qx85z_v1