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The neural correlates of Arabic morphology: A mismatch negativity study with roots and word patterns
Authors:
BOUDELAA, S., MARSLEN-WILSON, W.D., PULVERMULLER, F., HAUK, O. & SHTYROV, Y.
Reference:
In: Fourth Conference on Mismatch Negativity (MMN) and its Clinical and Scientific Applications, p.66
Year of publication:
2006
CBU number:
6456
Abstract:
Word formation in Semitic languages like Arabic and Hebrew relies mostly on interleaving two morphemes - a consonatal root, and a word pattern comprised primarily of voewls. The root conveys semantic meaning, while the word pattern conveys phonological and morpho-syntactic information. This functional difference between roots and patterns raises the question of whether or not they will engage different neural circuitry. We address this issue in two Mistmatch Negativity (MMN) experiments.
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