Abstract
Collocations, semi-productive lexical combinations with onefigurative and one literal word, are said to be a “pain in theneck” for researchers and L2 learners. The present study aims:(i) to conceptually replicate the processing costs incurred byL1 speakers when processing collocations using a larger andmore diverse set of items, (ii) to use literalness judgementsto test whether L1 speakers are aware of the semi-transparentmeaning of a collocation, and (iii) to test whether the pres-ence of processing costs associated with collocations can bepredicted from literalness judgements. If so, we propose thatliteralness judgements could be used as a diagnostic for reli-ably identifying collocations. We replicate the L1 processingcosts with a larger stimulus set and demonstrate that speakersare aware of the semi-transparent meaning of the collocation.We further show that L1 speaker judgements about the literal-ness of a word combination can be used to predict its status asa collocation.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 46th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society |
Editors | Larissa K Samuelson, Stefan Frank, Mariya Toneva, Allyson Mackey, Eliot Hazeltine |
Publisher | eScholarship University of California |
Pages | 2519-2526 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Volume | 46 |
Publication status | Published - 2024 |
Event | The 46th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society - Postillion Hotel & Conference Centre, Rotterdam, Netherlands Duration: 24 Jul 2024 → 27 Jul 2024 https://cognitivesciencesociety.org/cogsci-2024 |
Publication series
Name | Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society |
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Publisher | eScholarship University of California |
Volume | 46 |
ISSN (Electronic) | 1069-7977 |
Conference
Conference | The 46th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society |
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Abbreviated title | COGSCI 2024 |
Country/Territory | Netherlands |
City | Rotterdam |
Period | 24/07/24 → 27/07/24 |
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Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- semi-productive language
- collocations
- literalness judgements