The strength of meaning
Representations of new words with different properties in the L2 semantic network
Denisa Bordag | University of Leipzig
Andreas Opitz | University of Leipzig
Maria Rogahn | University of Leipzig
Erwin Tschirner | University of Leipzig
In two experiments, we explored the integration of newly learned L2 German lexical units with differing semantic properties into
the L2 semantic network. Previous studies (Dagenbach et al., 1990 for L1; Bordag et al., 2016 for L2) have indicated that the access to emergent representations
with weak memory traces is supported by a retrieval mechanism that inhibits their semantically related competitors with lower
activation thresholds and higher selection potential. In this study used pseudowords as novel L2 items and employed semantic
priming and semantic categorization tasks as well as an introspective post-test to explore whether the access to new L2 words is
modulated by meaning novelty (Experiment 1) and elaborateness (Experiment 2).
Keywords: mental lexicon, L2 learning, meaning acquisition, semantic inhibition, German
Article outline
- Introduction
- The present study
- Experiment 1: Existing vs. non-existing meanings
- Participants
- Learning phase
- Novel words
- Fillers
- Definitions
- Procedure
- Test phase
- Task 1: Semantically primed lexical decision
- Materials
- Procedure
- Task 2: Semantic categorization
- Procedure
- Post-test
- Results
- Procedure
- Experiment 2: Elaborate vs. non-elaborate meanings
- Participants
- Learning phase
- Novel words
- Definitions
- Test phase
- Task 1: Semantically primed lexical decision
- Task 2: Semantic categorization
- Post-test
- Results
- General discussion
- Notes
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Published online: 10 August 2018
https://doi.org/10.1075/ml.17005.bor
https://doi.org/10.1075/ml.17005.bor
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