AUTHOR=Kříž Adam , Bordag Denisa 

TITLE=The role of L1 translation form in L2 compound processing: the case of native Czech speakers processing German noun-noun compounds

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Communication

VOLUME=Volume 8 - 2023

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/communication/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2023.1133927

DOI=10.3389/fcomm.2023.1133927

ISSN=2297-900X

ABSTRACT=<p>This study explores how Czech-German late bilinguals process German (L2) noun-noun compounds. Using a lexical decision task combined with translation constituent priming, we investigated two factors potentially influencing the L2 compound processing: (a) the compound translation corresponds to one derived noun (e.g., <italic>Abendstern</italic>—<italic>večernice</italic>, ‘evening star') or to an adjective + noun phrase (e.g., <italic>Weizenmehl</italic>—<italic>pšeničná mouka</italic>, ‘wheat flour'); and (b) the compound translation entails translations of compound constituents (L1 translation of <italic>Abendstern, večernice</italic>, includes only first constituent, i.e. modifier, <italic>Abend</italic> = <italic>večer</italic>, ‘evening'; L1 translation of <italic>Weizenmehl, pšeničná mouka</italic>, includes both constituents, <italic>Weizen</italic> = <italic>pšenice</italic>, ‘wheat', <italic>Mehl</italic> = <italic>mouka</italic>, ‘flour'). Two experiments were conducted; one focussing on head priming, the other on modifier priming. The results are in line with non-selective bilingual access and decomposition of L2 compounds. They reveal no influence of factor (a), while (b) affects processing.</p>