Titre :

Morphological Complexity Modulates Morphological Processing: Evidence from Cross-Language Embedded Stem Priming in French-English Bilinguals

Auteur(s) :

Kahraman, Hasibe [Auteur]
Macquarie University [Sydney]
Casalis, Severine [Auteur]
Laboratoire Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives - UMR 9193 [SCALab]
Javourey-Drevet, Ludivine [Auteur]
Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives (SCALab) - UMR 9193
Menut, Amélie [Auteur]
Laboratoire Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives - UMR 9193 [SCALab]
de Wit, Bianca [Auteur]
Macquarie University [Sydney]
Beyersmann, Elisabeth [Auteur]
Macquarie University [Sydney]

Titre de la revue :

Scientific Studies of Reading

Nom court de la revue :

Scientific Studies of Reading

Pagination :

1-19

Éditeur :

Informa UK Limited

Date de publication :

2025-03-06

ISSN :

1088-8438

Discipline(s) HAL :

Sciences cognitives

Résumé en anglais : [en]

Purpose The dynamic interaction between the two languages of a bilingual (L2) reader is a well-documented phenomenon in psycholinguistic literature on L2 processing . However, the effects of morphological complexity and ...
Lire la suite >Purpose The dynamic interaction between the two languages of a bilingual (L2) reader is a well-documented phenomenon in psycholinguistic literature on L2 processing . However, the effects of morphological complexity and orthographic transparency on cross-language transfer between similar-script languages remain unclear. The present study intended to address this question using a cross-language complex nonword priming paradigm in a lexical decision task. Methods In a lexical decision task, 101 late L1 French-L2 English bilinguals (42 females, age: M = 31.4, SD = 8.4, range = 18–50) responded to English stem targets (e.g. TREE) preceded by three types of L1 French stimuli: affixed nonwords (e.g. arbreur [treeness], non-affixed nonwords (e.g. arbrux [treew]), or unrelated nonwords (e.g. mondese [worldew]). Participants additionally took the English LexTale test and completed a short version of the Language Experience and Proficiency Questionnaire. Results The results revealed significant cross-language embedded stem priming relative to an unrelated condition. A comparison of the present data with that of the speakers of Turkish, a highly morphological complex agglutinative system, showed that the morphological complexity of bilinguals’ L1 indeed modulates cross-language morphological priming, which was entirely absent in French, a less morphologically complex system. Conclusion This study confirms the presence of cross-language embedded word priming effects in similar-script bilinguals. It also provides the first evidence that cross-linguistic factors impact bilinguals’ ability to process and identify affixes in reading, using cross-language stimuli.Lire moins >

Langue :

Anglais

Comité de lecture :

Oui

Audience :

Internationale

Vulgarisation :

Non

Établissement(s) :

Université de Lille
CNRS
CHU Lille

Collections :

• Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives (SCALab) - UMR 9193

Équipe(s) de recherche :

Équipe Langage

Date de dépôt :

2025-03-08T08:35:14Z
2025-03-12T08:47:10Z