Conceptual Number in Bilingual Agreement Computation: Evidence from German Pseudo-Partitives
Jana Reifegerste,
Ayse Garibagaoglu,
Claudia Felser
Abstract:During subject–verb agreement (SVA) computation, the conceptual or notional number of the subject can affect whether speakers choose a singular or a plural verb, potentially overriding the grammatical number of the subject’s head. The influence of notional number has hardly been investigated in bilinguals, however. Most previous research on bilingual agreement computation has focused on agreement errors, and less is known about agreement computation in cases where multiple licit options exist. One such phenome… Show more
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