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Processing of Norwegian complex verbs: Evidence for early decomposition
Dave Kush1,2, Brian Dillon3, Ragnhild Eik4
1Department of Language and Literature, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway. dave.kush@ntnu.no.
Memory & Cognition
|October 31, 2018
Summary
This study on Norwegian complex verbs found that both whole-word frequency and root family frequency independently influence reading times. These findings support hybrid models of how we process morphologically complex words.
Area of Science:
- Psycholinguistics
- Cognitive Science
- Linguistics
Background:
- Investigating the lexical decomposition of morphologically complex words is crucial for understanding word processing.
- Norwegian complex verbs, formed by a prepositional prefix and a verbal root, offer a unique case study.
Purpose of the Study:
- To determine how Norwegian complex verbs are processed in terms of lexical decomposition.
- To examine the predictive power of whole-word frequency versus root family frequency on reading time measures.
Main Methods:
- An eyetracking-while-reading experiment was conducted with Norwegian complex verbs.
- Reading time metrics, including first-fixation duration, were analyzed in relation to word frequencies.
Main Results:
- Both whole-word frequency and root family frequency independently predicted first-fixation durations.
- Subsequent reading time measures were influenced by either whole-word frequency, root family frequency, or a combination of both.
Conclusions:
- The findings support hybrid models of lexical representation for complex verbs.
- Complex verbs appear to have both an atomic (whole-word) representation and connections to their constituent morphemes.
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