Hebrew-L2 speakers process auditory templatic words through their L1 processing mechanism with awareness of L2.

ABSTRACT: Bilingualism involves cross-linguistic influence (CLI) prompted by communicative function, which impacts the activation of the bilingual's L1/L2 language processing mechanisms. The current study examines the extent of CLI when semantic information is reduced. Semitic languages are known for their templatic words composed of intertwined sub-lexical root and template morphemes, entailing non-linear morphological processing. As the roots constitute the semantic core, comprehension was found to impact morphological processing among Hebrew-L2 readers. Herein, we assessed the processing mechanism activated among adult Hebrew-L2 bilinguals in an auditory rhyme judgment task that requires linear processing. The task was provided with Hebrew templatic word pairs comprising accentuated (meta)linguis

SUBMITTER: Laure Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10281025 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature