Cross language priming extends to formulaic units: evidence from eye-tracking suggests that this idea “has legs”

Idiom priming effects (faster processing compared to novel phrases) are generally robust in native speakers but not non-native speakers. This leads to the question of how idioms and other multiword units are represented and accessed in a first (L1) and second language (L2). We address this by invest...

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Main Authors: Carrol, Gareth, Conklin, Kathy
Format: Article
Published: Cambridge University Press 2017
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/28743/