College of Foreign Languages, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan, 410082, PR China.
College of Foreign Languages, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan, 410082, PR China.
Neurosci Lett. 2019 Jun 21;704:84-88. doi: 10.1016/j.neulet.2019.03.042. Epub 2019 Mar 31.
The relative sequence of morphological decomposition and whole-word recognition during morphologically complex word (MCW) processing has attracted much attention in recent years. However, most studies have only focused on inflected and derived words while disregarding compound words, and have mainly examined the differences between native speakers and L2 learners without addressing language proficiency levels. This paper investigates the language proficiency effect on L2 English learners' processing of all the three types of MCWs in a masked transposed letter priming paradigm. Results showed that the high proficiency learners adhered to the Post-lexical Model in general, while the low proficiency learners presented a blurred tendency due to their poor whole-word memory and overall processing efficiency. Different morphological types caused gradable priming effects with compounds on the top of the continuum. In sum, language proficiency as well as morphological types impacts L2 learners' MCW processing mechanisms.
近年来，形态复杂词（MCW）加工过程中形态分解和整体词识别的相对顺序引起了广泛关注。然而，大多数研究仅关注屈折词和派生词，而忽略了复合词，并且主要研究了母语者和 L2 学习者之间的差异，而没有涉及语言熟练程度。本文在掩蔽转写字母启动范式中研究了语言熟练程度对 L2 英语学习者处理所有三种类型的 MCW 的影响。结果表明，高熟练程度学习者通常遵循词汇后模型，而低熟练程度学习者由于整体词汇记忆和整体处理效率较差，呈现出模糊的趋势。不同的形态类型导致具有不同程度的启动效应，其中复合词的程度最高。总之，语言熟练程度和形态类型都会影响 L2 学习者的 MCW 加工机制。
