Abstract
The relationship between stem and whole-word frequency was investigated by simultaneously manipulating both frequency measures in a set of inflected verbs. In Experiment 1, these verbs were presented in isolation as part of a lexical decision task, and an effect of stem frequency only was observed. In Experiment 2, the same verbs were presented in sentences in a self-paced reading task, and an interaction between stem and whole-word frequency was observed. These findings contradict "either-or" models of morphological processing that assume two separate and independent processing routes for morphologically complex words, and also provide further evidence that the relationship between stem and whole-word frequency effects is context-sensitive.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1173-1192 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Journal | Language and Cognitive Processes |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2011 |
Keywords
- Context
- Frequency
- Inflection
- Morphology
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Linguistics and Language
- Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
- Language and Linguistics
- Education