Processing compounds: A cross-linguistic study

Gonia Jarema; Céline Busson; Rossitza Nikolova; Kyrana Tsapkini; Gary Libben

doi:10.1006/brln.1999.2088

Processing compounds: A cross-linguistic study

Gonia Jarema, Céline Busson, Rossitza Nikolova, Kyrana Tsapkini, Gary Libben

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This study explores the role of semantic transparency and morphological headedness in the on-line visual recognition of French and Bulgarian compounds using a constituent repetition priming paradigm. The results reported show significant constituent priming effects for both languages. Moreover, distinct priming patterns emerged, demonstrating that the semantic transparency of individual constituents, their position in the string, and morphological headedness interact in the processing of compounds.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	362-369
Number of pages	8
Journal	Brain and Language
Volume	68
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1006/brln.1999.2088
State	Published - Jun 1 1999
Externally published	Yes

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Language and Linguistics
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Linguistics and Language
Cognitive Neuroscience
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