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Table 6.1 Results of the statistical analyses based on the linear mixed effects models
fi t for the reading time in critical region 8 and spillover regions 9 and 10

Estimate Std. Error t value p value

Region 8

(Intercept) 1168.47 78.69 14.85

locality 58.72 18.68 3.14 0.00

Q-position –23.03 18.66 –1.23 0.22

locality × Q-position –15.45 18.68 –0.83 0.41

Region 9

(Interecept) 1141.58 69.34 16.46

locality –40.74 18.98 –2.15 0.03

Q-position –46.06 18.95 –2.43 0.02

locality × Q-position 21.40 18.96 1.13 0.26

Region 10

(Interecept) 1090.77 78.06 13.97

locality –25.07 17.52 –1.43 0.15

Q-position –48.54 17.47 –2.78 0.01

locality × Q-position –13.02 17.49 –0.74 0.46

Figure 6.1 Mean reading times (millisecond) of the target sentences for the four
conditions. Error bars show standard errors.

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