Reciprocal expressions and the Maximal Typicality Hypothesis

In two experiments, we study the effects of verb concepts on the interpretation of reciprocal expressions in Dutch and Hebrew. One experiment studies Hebrew to test a previous account, the Strongest Meaning Hypothesis, which suggests that listeners resolve ambiguity in reciprocal sentences using the...

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Main Authors: Eva B. Poortman, Marijn E. Struiksma, Nir Kerem, Naama Friedmann, Yoad Winter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Open Library of Humanities 2018-02-01
Series:Glossa
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Online Access:https://www.glossa-journal.org/articles/180