Morphological relationship revealed through the repetition priming task

摘要: Attempts to study morphology experimentally are not new. One methodology for exploring a speakers' knowledge about morphological relationships among words asks subjects directly judge which have. internal .morphologi.cal structure. Variants of the method Include askIng whether complex word "comes from" certain base or alternatively, pairs share some component (e.g., Derwing, 1976, 1986). A second looks improved performance (Le., perceptual threshold sensitivity recognition fluency) over successive presentations morpheme. task using this employs vari~t~on lexical decision known as repetition priming. Here, variants bas~ presented and pattern facilitation related forms is interpreted reflect, at least in part, how those organized lexicon user. In priming procedure (Forbach, Stanners & Hochhaus, 1974; Scarborough, Cortese, S Stanners, Neiser, Hernon, Hall, 1979), each pseudoword twice judgment. The reduction latency relative first presentation, that is, due measured. (The presentation iterr: "prime." "target.") For occur it necessary identical be repeated prime target. Generally, morphologi~all~related including inflections derIVations also reduce target latencies-