Distinct morphological processing of recently learned compound words: An ERP study
Our vocabulary is, at least in principle, infinite. We can create new words combining existing ones in meaningful ways to form new linguistic expressions. The present study investigated the morphological processing of novel compound words in overt speech production. Native speakers of Dutch learned...
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todo:paper_00068993_v1629_n_p309_Kaczer2023-10-03T14:05:19Z Distinct morphological processing of recently learned compound words: An ERP study Kaczer, L. Timmer, K. Bavassi, L. Schiller, N.O. EEG Morphology N400 Overt speech Priming Word learning adult electroencephalography evoked response female human learning linguistics male photostimulation physiology procedures reaction time young adult Adult Electroencephalography Evoked Potentials Female Humans Learning Male Photic Stimulation Reaction Time Vocabulary Young Adult Our vocabulary is, at least in principle, infinite. We can create new words combining existing ones in meaningful ways to form new linguistic expressions. The present study investigated the morphological processing of novel compound words in overt speech production. Native speakers of Dutch learned a series of new compounds (e.g. appelgezicht, 'apple-face') that were later used as primes in a morphological priming task. In this protocol, primes were compound words morphologically related to a target's picture name (e.g. appelgezicht was used for a picture of an apple, Dutch appel). The novel primes were compared with corresponding familiar compounds sharing a free morpheme (e.g. appelmoes, 'applesauce') and with unrelated compounds. Participants were required to read aloud words and to name pictures in a long-lag design. Behavioral and event-related potentials (ERPs) data were collected in two sessions, separated by 48 h. Clear facilitation of picture naming latencies was obtained when pictures were paired with morphological related words. Notably, our results show that novel compounds have a stronger priming effect than familiar compounds in both sessions, which is expressed in a marked reduction in target naming latencies and a decrease in the N400 amplitude. These results suggest that participants focused more on the separate constituents when reading novel primes than in the case of existing compounds. © 2015 Elsevier B.V. Fil:Kaczer, L. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Bavassi, L. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00068993_v1629_n_p309_Kaczer |
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EEG Morphology N400 Overt speech Priming Word learning adult electroencephalography evoked response female human learning linguistics male photostimulation physiology procedures reaction time young adult Adult Electroencephalography Evoked Potentials Female Humans Learning Male Photic Stimulation Reaction Time Vocabulary Young Adult |
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EEG Morphology N400 Overt speech Priming Word learning adult electroencephalography evoked response female human learning linguistics male photostimulation physiology procedures reaction time young adult Adult Electroencephalography Evoked Potentials Female Humans Learning Male Photic Stimulation Reaction Time Vocabulary Young Adult Kaczer, L. Timmer, K. Bavassi, L. Schiller, N.O. Distinct morphological processing of recently learned compound words: An ERP study |
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EEG Morphology N400 Overt speech Priming Word learning adult electroencephalography evoked response female human learning linguistics male photostimulation physiology procedures reaction time young adult Adult Electroencephalography Evoked Potentials Female Humans Learning Male Photic Stimulation Reaction Time Vocabulary Young Adult |
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Our vocabulary is, at least in principle, infinite. We can create new words combining existing ones in meaningful ways to form new linguistic expressions. The present study investigated the morphological processing of novel compound words in overt speech production. Native speakers of Dutch learned a series of new compounds (e.g. appelgezicht, 'apple-face') that were later used as primes in a morphological priming task. In this protocol, primes were compound words morphologically related to a target's picture name (e.g. appelgezicht was used for a picture of an apple, Dutch appel). The novel primes were compared with corresponding familiar compounds sharing a free morpheme (e.g. appelmoes, 'applesauce') and with unrelated compounds. Participants were required to read aloud words and to name pictures in a long-lag design. Behavioral and event-related potentials (ERPs) data were collected in two sessions, separated by 48 h. Clear facilitation of picture naming latencies was obtained when pictures were paired with morphological related words. Notably, our results show that novel compounds have a stronger priming effect than familiar compounds in both sessions, which is expressed in a marked reduction in target naming latencies and a decrease in the N400 amplitude. These results suggest that participants focused more on the separate constituents when reading novel primes than in the case of existing compounds. © 2015 Elsevier B.V. |
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Distinct morphological processing of recently learned compound words: An ERP study |
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Distinct morphological processing of recently learned compound words: An ERP study |
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