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dc.date.available2023-01-12T17:47:24Z
dc.date.created2023-01-06T15:37:41Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.identifier.citationKyriacou, Marianna . Ambiguity resolution in passivized idioms: Is there a shift in the most likely interpretation?. Canadian journal of experimental psychology. 2022
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10852/98682
dc.description.abstractAmbiguous but canonical idioms (kick the bucket) are processed fast in both their figurative (“die”) and literal (“boot the pail”) senses, although processing costs associated with meaning integration may emerge in postidiom regions. Modified versions (the bucket was kicked) are processed more slowly than canonical configurations when intended figuratively. We hypothesized that modifications delay idiom recognition and prioritize the literal meaning, yielding processing costs when the context warrants a figurative interpretation. To test this, we designed an eye-tracking study, where passivized idioms were followed by “keywords” relating to their literal (bucket—water) or figurative (dead—body) meaning, or were incongruent (time). The remaining context was identical. The findings showed a facilitation for the literal meaning: keywords and passivized idioms in the literal condition were read significantly faster in go-past and total reading time, respectively, compared to both the figurative and control conditions. However, both literal and figurative keywords were processed equally fast (and significantly faster than controls) in total reading time. In support of our hypothesis, the literal meaning of passivized idioms appears to be more highly activated and easier to integrate, although the figurative meaning receives some activation that facilitates its (full) retrieval if necessary.
dc.languageEN
dc.titleAmbiguity resolution in passivized idioms: Is there a shift in the most likely interpretation?
dc.title.alternativeENEngelskEnglishAmbiguity resolution in passivized idioms: Is there a shift in the most likely interpretation?
dc.typeJournal article
dc.creator.authorKyriacou, Marianna
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dc.identifier.cristin2102289
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dc.identifier.jtitleCanadian journal of experimental psychology
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1037/cep0000300
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dc.type.peerreviewedPeer reviewed
dc.source.issn1196-1961
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dc.relation.projectNFR/223265
dc.relation.projectNFR/315368


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