Processing Chinese and English Relative Clause

Using neurolinguistic analysis and innovative research methods, this book explores the fascinating differences between Chinese and English relative clauses, revealing insights into language processing across cultures.

List of contents

1 Introduction 2. Overview of Chinese-English Relative Clauses 3. Object-extracted Preference in the Processing of Chinese (L1) Relative Clause 4. Subject-extracted Preference in the Processing of English (L1) Relative Clause 5. Animacy Information and the Processing of Chinese Relative Clauses 6. Correlation Between Intelligence and Chinese Relative Clause Processing 7. N400 Effects of Prediction in Chinese Contexts of Relative Constructions 8. Processing Mechanism of English WH-questions by Chinese English Learners: An ERP Study 9. Conclusions and Future Prospects

About the author

Wang Huili is currently a Qiantang Scholar at Hangzhou City University, China. She serves as a professor, doctoral supervisor, and postdoctoral co-supervisor at the School of Foreign Languages, Hangzhou City University. She is also Chief Expert at the Hangzhou Collaborative Innovation Institute of Language Services. Her research interests include psycholinguistics and neurolinguistics.

Product details

• Authors: Wang Huili
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 01.08.2025
• EAN: 9781041087144
• ISBN: 978-1-0-4108714-4
• No. of pages: 266
• Series: China Perspectives
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Grammar & Punctuation, Grammar, syntax & morphology, Historical & comparative linguistics, Language acquisition, Grammar, syntax and morphology, Historical and comparative linguistics