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Publication details [#38149]
Natsopoulos, Dimitris. 1985. A vocal illusion in two languages. Journal of Psycholinguistic Research 14 (4) : 385–397. 
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
Place, Publisher
Springer
ISBN
0090-6905
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Annotation
This study replicates Wason and Reich's (1979) study of the semantically and pragmatically anomalous sentence 'No head injury is too trivial to be ignored'. It is demonstrated how sentences that violate semantic and pragmatic restrictions resist correct syntax parsing.