The Access Mechanism of Chinese Coordinative Compounds under Condition of Repetition Priming
Zhang Jin-qia · Applied Linguistics · 2009
This article attempts to investigate the access mechanism of the Chinese coordinative compound words with repetition priming experiments. The experimental results reveal that both the morphemes and the compound word play certain roles in the lexical access of the Chinese coordinative compounds,with effects triggered in the same stage. Different features are found in the access of different types of Chinese coordinative compounds. The research findings indicate that the internal morphemic structure of the Chinese coordinative compounds,especially the relationship between the meaning of the morphemes and that of the whole word,plays an essential role in the lexical access. It is also found that the relationship between the form and meaning of the whole word and the morphemes,as well as that of the internal morphemes,is one which either promotes or obstructs access. This research finding is consistent with the IIC model of lexical access.