Variability and its limits in bilingual word recognition
A morphological priming study
This study examines the processing of morphologically complex words focusing on how morphological (in addition to
orthographic and semantic) factors affect bilingual word recognition. We report findings from a large experimental study with groups of
bilingual (Turkish/German) speakers using the visual masked-priming technique. We found morphologically mediated effects on the response
speed and the inter-individual variability within the bilingual participant group. We conclude that the grammar (qua morphological parsing)
not only enhances speed of processing in bilingual language processing but also yields more uniform performance and thereby constrains
variability within a group of otherwise heterogeneous individuals.
Article outline
- Previous research on morphological priming
- The present study
- Methods
- Participants
- Materials
- Procedure
- Data analysis
- Results
- Priming effects
- Variability effects
- Discussion
- Effects of morphological relatedness on response speed and variability
- Mechanisms of morphological processing
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgements
-
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