Proper

Abstract

In this study we have investigated the interaction between the processing of two such non-local dependencies: wh-filler-gap dependencies and reflexive-antecedent dependencies. More specifically, we examine whether during reflexive-antecedent dependency resolution, L2 learners is sensitive to the presence of a WD, selecting online the filler-gap dependency established by WD resolution as the antecedent of a RD. The fact that Experiments 1 and 2 found gender mismatch effects between the wh-DP and the reflexive, and not between a linearly local NP and the reflexive, strongly supports the position that the tail of a WD can be accessed rapidly online as a candidate antecedent in reflexive antecedent search.