Eye Tracking Studies Such as the Experiment by Tanenhaus and Colleagues

question 73

Multiple Choice

Eye tracking studies such as the experiment by Tanenhaus and colleagues suggest that our interpretation of the grammar of a sentence

• A) depends primarily on our level of experience with the language's syntax.
• B) depends on the linguistic context of the sentence within a paragraph or story.
• C) can be influenced by nonlinguistic context such as the visual environment.
• D) cannot be influenced by nonlinguistic environments unless one's knowledge of the language is weak.

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