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The Nature of Semantic and Morphosyntactic Context Effects on Word Recognition in Young Healthy and Aphasic Adults

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Linguistics and Cognitive Neuroscience

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Abstract

The process of word recognition is central in the study of language comprehension. To model this process, researchers consult normal as well as pathological language behavior. One of the main questions addressed in the context of adequately modelling language comprehension is, whether and how semantic and syntactic context information influences lexical access.

This research was supported by the Alfried Krupp von Bohlen- und Halbach-Stiftung and by the Max-Planck-Institut für Psycholinguistik. We thank Heinrich Mundt, Katja Kühn and Jochen Nieradt for running the experiments.

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Friederici, A.D., Schriefers, H. (1994). The Nature of Semantic and Morphosyntactic Context Effects on Word Recognition in Young Healthy and Aphasic Adults. In: Hillert, D. (eds) Linguistics and Cognitive Neuroscience. Linguistische Berichte. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-322-91649-5_2

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