The electrophysiological reality of parafoveal processing [Elektronische Ressource] : on the validity of language-related ERPs in natural reading / Franziska Kretzschmar. Betreuer: Matthias Schlesewsky

The electrophysiological reality of parafoveal processing: On the validity of language-related ERPs in natural reading Inaugural-Dissertation zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades eines Doktors der Philosophie (Dr. phil.) dem Fachbereich Germanistik und Kunstwissenschaften der Philipps-Universität Marburg vorgelegt von Franziska Kretzschmar geb. in Potsdam Marburg/Lahn 2010 Vom Fachbereich Germanistik und Kunstwissenschaften der Philipps-Universität Marburg als Dissertation angenommen am 9.6.2010 Tag der Disputation: 28.9.2010 Erstgutachter: Prof. Dr. Matthias Schlesewsky Zweitgutachter: Prof. Dr. Ina Bornkessel-Schlesewsky Acknowledgements This thesis wouldn’t have been possible without the help and support of a number of people and its contents would be different without the insightful comments of many colleagues. First and foremost, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to my advisors Matthias Schlesewsky and Ina Bornkessel-Schlesewsky. Their keen interest in language, their open-minded view on data and research methods, and, in particular, their continuous support for my PhD project were a constant motivation. Special thanks go to Matthias for discussing virtually everything, even “dead end” hypotheses, with me, for believing in my data when I couldn’t and for being available for advice and discussions almost all the time.