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The presence of the word 'fell' makes us go back and re-evaluate the sentence. This demonstrates the immediacy of interpretation when processing sentences. | The presence of the word 'fell' makes us go back and re-evaluate the sentence. This demonstrates the immediacy of interpretation when processing sentences. | ||
Revision as of 15:48, 25 July 2010
A garden path sentence is one which leads initially to to a incorrect interpretation.
Perhaps the most famous example of this is:
- the horse ran past the barn fell
The presence of the word 'fell' makes us go back and re-evaluate the sentence. This demonstrates the immediacy of interpretation when processing sentences.
