The Influence of Conceptual Number in Coreference Establishing: An ERP Study on Brazilian and European Portuguese

Abstract

Having the opportunity of doing a PhD and being able to reach its end is quite a personal achievement. However, I would have never gotten to this point without the support of a very special group of people.First of all, I would like to thank my supervisors who have been with me throughout this journey. My sincere thanks to Roelien Bastiaanse, for giving me the opportunity to work with an incredible researcher and a mentor like her. Roelien's 'yes' to my PhD project and to my IDEALAB application changed my life forever. And, for that, I will be forever grateful to her. To my second supervisor, Gabriele Miceli, whose valuable and meticulous feedback was crucial for finishing my PhD thesis. And to my co-supervisor, Srđan Popov, for all his help and patience in introducing me to the world of ERPs, and for all the talks and advice over the past three years. I would also like to thank my assessment committee: Ben Maassen, Carlo Semenza, David Howard and Esther Ruigendijk. Thank you for reading my thesis so carefully and for your precious comments.The first time I heard about the IDEALAB program was during the Science of Aphasia Conference, in Venice, 2014. And It never crossed my mind that one day I would be accepted to be part of IDEALAB and that I would have the opportunity to learn from the best researchers in our field. So, I would like to thank our directors, David Howard, Barbara Höhle, Lyndsey Nickels, along with my supervisors, for their incredible dedication to this program and for their precious feedback during our Winter and Summer Schools. I would also like to express my sincere thanks to Alice Pomstra and Anja Papke, for always being available and helpful in times of need, and for answering to all of our (sometimes annoying) emails.The IDEALAB program not only gave me the chance to work and learn from the best, it also gave me friends for life. First, I would like to thank my cohort: Prerana, Svetlana, Serine, Nathaniel and Ana. Thank you so much for your friendship and for sharing your PhD journey with me. I am really proud of all of us! My special thanks to all the members of the Neurolinguistics group (past and present): Roel,