Case and Linking in Language Comprehension

Markus Bader is Associate Professor of Linguistics at the University of Konstanz. He specializes in human language processing with an emphasis on syntax. He was formerly at the University of Jena and has been a visiting professor at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and is widely known for his work on the processing of German. Josef Bayer is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Konstanz. His specialization is mainly in syntactic theory, and comparative linguistics, Germanic and South-Asian. He was formerly at the University of Jena and has held positions in research centers in Germany and in the Netherlands.

• INTRODUCING THE HUMAN SENTENCE PROCESSING MECHANISM.- WORD ORDER AND CASE IN GERMAN.- FIRST-PASS PREFERENCES IN SYNTACTIC-FUNCTION AMBIGUITIES.- THE MENTAL REPRESENTATION OF CASE.- A MODEL OF LINKING AND CHECKING.- CASE CHECKING AND THE HSPM I: ON LEXICAL REACCESS.- CASE CHECKING AND THE HSPM II: THE ROLE OF WORKING MEMORY.- IN DEFENSE OF SERIAL PARSING.- SUMMARY:LINKING,CHECKING,ANDBEYOND.

From the reviews: "This is a very good book reporting lots of interesting work particularly for those who concern themselves with the boundary zone of syntax and processing. ... First, it is a very well written. The text style is clear and simple; it is succinct and to the point. ... Second, it provides all the background information ... to make it accessible to non-specialists. ... it is a significant contribution to the literature in its field. ... I can heartily recommend it to others in the field." (Sam Featherston, The Journal of Comparative Germanic Linguistics, Vol. 11, 2008)