Abstract
The role that morphology plays in lexical access has been the subject of much debate, as has the influence of word frequency on morphological processing. The effect of frequency on morphological processing across the time course of lexical access was investigated using the transposed-letter effect. The results of two experiments (one masked-priming experiment and one eye-tracking experiment) outline a process in which morphological structure can be detected quickly and independently of frequency. The present study is also the first to show that transpositions that cross morpheme boundaries can be as disruptive as letter substitutions in inflected words, replicating earlier results with derived and compound words.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 781-799 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| Journal | Journal of Cognitive Psychology |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 1 2013 |
Keywords
- Eye tracking
- Inflection
- Masked priming
- Morphology
- Transposed-letter effect
- Word frequency
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
- Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)