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| Autor/in | Alkhofi, Anas M. |
|---|---|
| Titel | Cross-Language Morphological Activation: The Case of Arabic-English Bilinguals |
| Quelle | (2020), (131 Seiten)
PDF als Volltext Ph.D. Dissertation, The University of New Mexico |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Monographie |
| ISBN | 979-8-2097-7928-5 |
| Schlagwörter | Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Semitic Languages; Morphology (Languages); Bilingualism; Language Processing; Accuracy; Psycholinguistics; Translation; Transfer of Training; English (Second Language); Phonology; Semantics; Linguistic Theory |
| Abstract | The role of morphology in bilingual lexical access is an under-investigated topic. Due to the overrepresentation of concatenative-based languages which inherently cannot adequately isolate effects of morphology from those of orthography and semantics, morphological processing had been relegated to a secondary role in lexical access. The present research utilized Arabic, a non-concatenative Semitic language, to investigate the role of morphology in bilingual language processing. Two experiments using translation recognition and masked lexical decision were conducted with Arabic-English bilinguals to answer two research questions: 1) Does (Arabic) morphology mediate cross-language activation? and 2) Is Arabic-English cross-language morphological activation task-dependent? Mixed effects models were employed to analyze Reaction times (RT) and Accuracy rates. The results of both experiments suggest that morphological activation in the mental lexicon--in Semitic languages at least--is robust such that not only does activation spread within language via morphology, but also across languages via morphological mediation. Further, the results showed that cross-language morphological activation cannot be explained by orthographic or semantic confounds. Morphological activation, thus, is not a result of the combined processing activity of orthography and semantics, as previously claimed. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided). |
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| Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
| Update | 2024/1/01 |
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