Neurocognitive mechanisms for processing inflectional and derivational complexity in English
In the current paper we discuss the mechanisms that underlie the processing of inflectional and derivational complexity in English. We address this issue from a neurocognitive perspective and present evidence from a new fMRI study that the two types of morphological complexity engage the la...
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| author | Božić Mirjana Marslen-Wilson William D. |
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| description | In the current paper we discuss the mechanisms that underlie the processing
of inflectional and derivational complexity in English. We address this issue
from a neurocognitive perspective and present evidence from a new fMRI study
that the two types of morphological complexity engage the language processing
network in different ways. The processing of inflectional complexity
selectively activates a left-lateralised frontotemporal system, specialised
for combinatorial grammatical computations, while derivational complexity
primarily engages a distributed bilateral system, argued to support
whole-word, stem based lexical access. We discuss the implications of our
findings for theories of the processing and representation of morphologically
complex words. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-374069ad90f240b2bb1523294c1404bf2022-12-22T01:07:36ZengDrustvo Psihologa SrbijePsihologija0048-57051451-92832013-01-0146443945410.2298/PSI1304439B0048-57051304439BNeurocognitive mechanisms for processing inflectional and derivational complexity in EnglishBožić Mirjana0Marslen-Wilson William D.1University of Cambridge, Department of Psychology, Cambridge, UKUniversity of Cambridge, Department of Psychology, Cambridge, UK + MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Cambridge, UKIn the current paper we discuss the mechanisms that underlie the processing of inflectional and derivational complexity in English. We address this issue from a neurocognitive perspective and present evidence from a new fMRI study that the two types of morphological complexity engage the language processing network in different ways. The processing of inflectional complexity selectively activates a left-lateralised frontotemporal system, specialised for combinatorial grammatical computations, while derivational complexity primarily engages a distributed bilateral system, argued to support whole-word, stem based lexical access. We discuss the implications of our findings for theories of the processing and representation of morphologically complex words.http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0048-5705/2013/0048-57051304439B.pdfmorphologybraininflectionderivation |
| spellingShingle | Božić Mirjana Marslen-Wilson William D. Neurocognitive mechanisms for processing inflectional and derivational complexity in English Psihologija morphology brain inflection derivation |
| title | Neurocognitive mechanisms for processing inflectional and derivational complexity in English |
| title_full | Neurocognitive mechanisms for processing inflectional and derivational complexity in English |
| title_fullStr | Neurocognitive mechanisms for processing inflectional and derivational complexity in English |
| title_full_unstemmed | Neurocognitive mechanisms for processing inflectional and derivational complexity in English |
| title_short | Neurocognitive mechanisms for processing inflectional and derivational complexity in English |
| title_sort | neurocognitive mechanisms for processing inflectional and derivational complexity in english |
| topic | morphology brain inflection derivation |
| url | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0048-5705/2013/0048-57051304439B.pdf |
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