Charles Clifton

14.8k citations
172 papers · 7.1k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 46
Topics
Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism (80 papers)Reading and Literacy Development (46 papers)Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation (41 papers)
Journals
ScienceSHILAP Revista de lepidopterologíaChild Development

In The Last Decade

Charles Clifton

164 papers receiving 6.5k citations

Hit Papers

The independence of syntactic processing19862026199920121986200400600

Peers

Charles Clifton
Comparison fields: 5 of 153
  • Cognitive Neuroscience 5.0k
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology 4.0k
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 2.5k
  • Language and Linguistics 2.0k
  • Artificial Intelligence 1.7k
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All Works

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Processing elided VPs with flawed atecendents: The recycling hypothesis
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Strengthening 'or': Effects of Focus and Downward Entailing Contexts on Scalar Implicatures
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Focus and the interpertation of pitch accent: Disambiguation embedded questions
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Feature manipulation in sentence comprehension: 2703
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About Charles Clifton

Charles Clifton is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, having authored 172 papers that have together received 7.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism (80 papers), Reading and Literacy Development (46 papers) and Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation (41 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Developmental and Educational Psychology (4.0k citations), Cognitive Neuroscience (5.0k citations) and Language and Linguistics (2.0k citations). Charles Clifton has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Spain. Frequent co-authors include Lyn Frazier, Fernanda Ferreira, Keith Rayner, Manuel Carreiras, Katy Carlson, Jane Ashby, Adrian Staub, Shelia M. Kennison, Cynthia M. Connine and Maria L. Slowiaczek. Their work appears in journals such as Science, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Child Development.

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