Four types of morpheme

Evidence From Aphasia, Code Switching, and Second-Language Acquisition

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ID3988871
AuthorsCarol Myers‐scotton, Carol Myers-Scotton, Janice L Jake, Janice Jake
Year2000
Volume38
Issue6
Publication date2000-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueLinguistics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0024-3949 • E-ISSN: 1613-396X
PublisherWalter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1515/ling.2000.021
OpenAlexW2013635347
LanguageEN
Citations received60
References cited6

This paper presents empirical evidence supporting a new model of morpheme classification called the 4-M model. This model emphasizes the notion that lemmas underlying different types of morphemes become salient at different levels of production. This explains their different distributions. While the 4-M model classifies morphemes, it is primarily a model of how morphemes are accessed. The argument is that particular instantiations of morphemes are classified as a consequence of the mechanisms that activate them. The evidence considered comes from studies of code switching, Broca's aphasia, and second-language acquisition. One finding that the 4-M model captures is that not all functional elements pattern alike. Some are conceptually activated at the level of the mental lexicon along with their content-morpheme heads. Two other types of functional element are structurally assigned and do not become salient until later in the production process. These differences explain their different distributions in the data considered

Aphasia · Code-switching · Cognitive psychology · Linguistics · Morpheme · Neuroscience of multilingualism · Second-language acquisition · Computer Science · Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism · Philosophy · Psychology · Reading and Literacy Development · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation

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