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Reading morphologically complex clause structures in Finnish
Tekijät: Hyona J, Vainio S
Kustantaja: PSYCHOLOGY PRESS
Julkaisuvuosi: 2001
Journal: European Journal of Cognitive Psychology
Tietokannassa oleva lehden nimi: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
Lehden akronyymi: EUR J COGN PSYCHOL
Vuosikerta: 13
Numero: 4
Aloitussivu: 451
Lopetussivu: 474
Sivujen määrä: 24
ISSN: 0954-1446
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09541440042000098
Tiivistelmä
The study examined how morphologically complex clause constructions were processed during reading Finnish. Readers' eye fixation patterns were recorded when they read two alternative versions of the same linguistic construction, a morphologically complex converb construction and its less complex subclause counterpart. The complexity of the converb construction is apparent in the construction being marked by less perceivable bound morphemes, which make the clause subject and predicate morphologically more complex and more dense in information. Experiment I showed that more complex converb constructions produced longer gaze durations than the length- and frequency-matched subclause constructions. Experiment 2 showed that the complexity effect is reversed when the more complex clause form was clearly more common in the language than its less complex counterpart. It is concluded that both structural complexity and structural frequency influence the ease with which linguistic expressions are processed during reading.
The study examined how morphologically complex clause constructions were processed during reading Finnish. Readers' eye fixation patterns were recorded when they read two alternative versions of the same linguistic construction, a morphologically complex converb construction and its less complex subclause counterpart. The complexity of the converb construction is apparent in the construction being marked by less perceivable bound morphemes, which make the clause subject and predicate morphologically more complex and more dense in information. Experiment I showed that more complex converb constructions produced longer gaze durations than the length- and frequency-matched subclause constructions. Experiment 2 showed that the complexity effect is reversed when the more complex clause form was clearly more common in the language than its less complex counterpart. It is concluded that both structural complexity and structural frequency influence the ease with which linguistic expressions are processed during reading.
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