[HTML][HTML] Morphological processing in the brain: The good (inflection), the bad (derivation) and the ugly (compounding)

A Leminen, E Smolka, JA Dunabeitia, C Pliatsikas - cortex, 2019 - Elsevier
There is considerable behavioral evidence that morphologically complex words such as 'tax-
able'and 'kiss-es' are processed and represented combinatorially. In other words, they are …

Understanding developmental language disorder-the Helsinki longitudinal SLI study (HelSLI): a study protocol

M Laasonen, S Smolander, P Lahti-Nuuttila… - BMC psychology, 2018 - Springer
Background Developmental language disorder (DLD, also called specific language
impairment, SLI) is a common developmental disorder comprising the largest disability …

Building words and phrases in the left temporal lobe

G Flick, Y Oseki, AR Kaczmarek, M Al Kaabi, A Marantz… - Cortex, 2018 - Elsevier
A central part of knowing a language is the ability to combine basic linguistic units to form
complex representations. While our neurobiological understanding of how words combine …

[HTML][HTML] Acquisition of L2 morphology by adult language learners

L Kimppa, Y Shtyrov, SCA Hut, L Hedlund, M Leminen… - Cortex, 2019 - Elsevier
Learning a new language requires the acquisition of morphological units that enable the
fluent use of words in different grammatical contexts. While accumulating research has …

Neurophysiological correlates of automatic integration of voice and gender information during grammatical processing

M Alekseeva, A Myachykov, B Bermudez-Margaretto… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
During verbal communication, interlocutors rely on both linguistic (eg, words, syntax) and
extralinguistic (eg, voice quality) information. The neural mechanisms of extralinguistic …

Semantic transparency in Chinese compound word processing: Evidence from mismatch negativity

YK Tsang, Y Zou, CY Tse - Neuroscience, 2022 - Elsevier
This study examined how semantic transparency modulated the processing of spoken
Chinese compound words with event-related potential (ERP) recording. A reverse-block …

Processing syntax: perspectives on language specificity

N MK, KS Prema Rao - International Journal of Neuroscience, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: The past few decades of research in language processing provides empirical
data on the dimensions of the brain–language relationship. The methodologies used to …

Neurophysiological evidence for whole form retrieval of complex derived words: a mismatch negativity study

J Hanna, F Pulvermüller - Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Complex words can be seen as combinations of elementary units, decomposable into stems
and affixes according to morphological rules. Alternatively, complex forms may be stored as …

Task‐free auditory EEG paradigm for probing multiple levels of speech processing in the brain

C Gansonre, A Højlund, A Leminen, C Bailey… - …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
While previous studies on language processing highlighted several ERP components in
relation to specific stages of sound and speech processing, no study has yet combined them …

[HTML][HTML] Early neurophysiological indices of second language morphosyntax learning

J Hanna, Y Shtyrov, J Williams, F Pulvermüller - Neuropsychologia, 2016 - Elsevier
Humans show variable degrees of success in acquiring a second language (L2). In many
cases, morphological and syntactic knowledge remain deficient, although some learners …