Processing of Subject and Object Case Markers in Turkish

There is no consensus in terms of processing subject-object case markers (Bornkessel, et al., 2004; Schlesewsky Frisch, 2005; Mueller, et al., 2005; Chow, et al., 2018). The purpose of this study is to determine how [±DEF] objects affect the processing cost and to reveal whether there is a processin...

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Published inDil Eğitimi ve Araştırmaları Dergisi Vol. 7; no. 2; pp. 426 - 449
Main Authors Erdevir, Elif, Aygüneş, Mehmet
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Faculty of Education 22.10.2021
T.C. MEHMET AKİF ERSOY ÜNİVERSİTESİ EĞİTİM FAKÜLTESİ
Subjects
Cognitive linguistics
Morphology
Psycholinguistics
Syntax
Turkic languages
Subject case
[+DEF] object case
Object case
[DEF] object case
Processing
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Summary:There is no consensus in terms of processing subject-object case markers (Bornkessel, et al., 2004; Schlesewsky Frisch, 2005; Mueller, et al., 2005; Chow, et al., 2018). The purpose of this study is to determine how [±DEF] objects affect the processing cost and to reveal whether there is a processing difference in subject-object case markers. In the first analysis, it is observed that [+DEF] objects are processed easier than [- DEF] objects. Possible reasons are different definiteness and specificity of [±DEF] objects and [-DEF] objects creating pseudo incorporation with the verb, which causes additional processing cost. In the second analysis, it is observed that subject case creates more processing cost than object case. It is thought that the subject case assignment taking place in TP and object case in VP, linear distance between the subject and the verb, and involvement of extra features in subject case assignment may cause this difference.
ISSN:2149-5602
2149-5602
DOI:10.31464/jlere.832717