Morphologie dérivationnelle et accés au lexique: Le cas des verbes préfixés et pseudo-préfixés

Abstract

Investigated the role played by morphological structure in the process of access to the lexicon. Ss completed a lexical decision test using prefixed or pseudo-prefixed verbs as well as visually introduced pseudo-verbs with radicals being verbs, nouns, or verbs and nouns. Ss were then given a test in which they selected words they saw in the 1st test from a list. Results suggest the existence of an effective morphological structure and that prefixed verbs were processed according to the nature of the radical. Verbs with radicals that could be verbs and nouns were processed faster than those for which the radical was a verb. Results obtained with pseudo-verbs showed that the prefix influenced the identification of morphologically complex items. The author concludes that these results may allow reconciliation of contradictory results in the literature by illustrating the role played by the nature of the radical. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)

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