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| Research article summary (published 30 Mar 2002): |
Interaction of morphological structure and prefix transparency in the processing of Bulgarian aspectual verb forms.
Full Abstract
This study investigates the processing of polymorphemic words in a highly inflected language, Bulgarian. The roles of semantic transparency, aspect, and bound or free root status in the recognition of aspectual verb forms were probed in the visual modality in a simple lexical decision and a masked priming experiment at a short SOA. Results from the two experiments yielded effects of semantic transparency and morphological complexity, demonstrating that both factors influence the recognition of prefixed aspectual forms in Bulgarian and pointing toward different access procedures. In contrast, the status of the root did not influence recognition patterns, suggesting that free-standing and bound roots are equivalent lexical units of access and representation in Bulgarian.Copyright 2002 Elsevier Science (USA).
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Author/s: Nikolova, Rossitza (R); Jarema, Gonia (G);
Affiliation: Université de Montréal and Centre de recherche, Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal, Montréal, Canada. rossitza.nikolova(-atsign-)umontreal.ca
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Journal: Brain and language (Brain Lang), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: -2002 Apr-Jun; vol 81 (issue 1-3) : pp 649-65
Dates: Created 2002/06/25; Completed 2002/07/25; Revised 2006/11/15;
PMID: 12081429, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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