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Lexical access and representation of Modern Greek derived words with the suffix -dzis

In: Journal of Greek Linguistics
Authors:
Eva Kehayia McGill University and Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation, Montreal

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Christina Manouilidou University of Ottawa

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Online Publication Date:
01 Jan 2004

Abstract

This article presents a psycholinguistic investigation probing the recognition of derived words with the suffix -dzis in Modern Greek. We investigate the mode of lexical access, as well as the effect that features such as [±concrete], carried by the stem of the derived words, may have on word recognition. Participants (native speakers of Modern Greek) were divided into two age groups in order to investigate possible differences in their performance in two experiments, one on-line and one off-line. Results show that derived words in -dzis are accessed through decomposition. Furthermore, the features [±concrete] of the stem do appear to play a role in the computation of derived words. Finally, age-related differences are found to exist, at least during on-line word recognition.

Title:
Lexical access and representation of Modern Greek derived words with the suffix -dzis
Article Type:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1075/jgl.5.05man
Language:
English
Pages:
81–96
Keywords:
suffix -dzis; decomposition; pragmatic features; [±concrete] feature; on-line experiment; derived words; processing
In:
Journal of Greek Linguistics
In:
Volume 5: Issue 1
Publisher:
Brill
E-ISSN:
1569-9846
Print ISSN:
1566-5844
Subjects:
Indo-European Languages, Languages and Linguistics, Greek & Latin Literature, Classical Studies

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