Qualitatively similar automatic semantic priming in native nnd non-native speakers
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Qualitative and quantitative differences in semantic priming for native and nonnative speaker groups were explored using a primed lexical decision task. In addition to response time data, coefficient of variance (CV) for response times was used to investigate quantitative differences in lexical processing between groups. Segalowitz and Segalowitz (1993) argued that differences in CV indicate processing differences. For example, lexical access via automatic routes results in lower CVs, and lexical access via attentional routes results in higher CVs. The current study replicates findings for automatic semantic priming in non-native speakers and contributes behavioural data for the argument that priming in a non-native speaker group can be qualitatively similar to that in native speakers.
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