German Ver-Verbs Internal Word Structure and Lexical Processing |
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| Author:
| Schirmeier, Matthias K. |
| Series title: | Berkeley Insights in Linguistics and Semiotics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8204-8663-5 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2006 |
| Publisher: | Peter Lang AG International Academic Publishers
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $109.25 |
Book Description:
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One of the central questions in psycholinguistics is how complex words are processed in the human mind.
German ver-Verbs: Internal Word Structure and Lexical Processing explores the visual word recognition of German ver-verbs. Superficially, ver-verbs are uniform: they all begin with the sequence ver-. However, their internal structure is heterogeneous. Based on the results of various experimental designs, this book shows that the internal structure of ver-verbs is of paramount...
More DescriptionOne of the central questions in psycholinguistics is how complex words are processed in the human mind. German ver-Verbs: Internal Word Structure and Lexical Processing explores the visual word recognition of German ver-verbs. Superficially, ver-verbs are uniform: they all begin with the sequence ver-. However, their internal structure is heterogeneous. Based on the results of various experimental designs, this book shows that the internal structure of ver-verbs is of paramount importance to their processing. Thus, the human mind employs different strategies for the processing of different types of complex words. This book is a useful companion for German, morphology, and psycholinguistics courses.