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Analogical effectsin thecomprehensionof interfixed Dutch

compoundsAndreaKrott

, PeterHagoort

, andHaraldBaayen

Universityof Birmingham

, U.K.

Universityof Nijmegen

, TheNetherlands

Analogicaleffectsin thecomprehensionof interfixedDutchcompounds– p.1/17

Interfixes in Dutch

Interfixesareformativesin compounds(German,Swedish,Danish,andDutch).

SomeDutchcompounds:

Traditionalrule-basedanalyseshaveanaccuracy ofonly 32%.

Analogicaleffectsin thecomprehensionof interfixedDutchcompounds– p.2/17

Interfixes in Dutch

Interfixesareformativesin compounds(German,Swedish,Danish,andDutch).

SomeDutchcompounds:schaapherder ‘shepherd’schaapskooi ‘sheepfold’schapebout ‘leg of mutton’

Traditionalrule-basedanalyseshaveanaccuracy ofonly 32%.

Analogicaleffectsin thecomprehensionof interfixedDutchcompounds– p.2/17

Interfixes in Dutch

Interfixesareformativesin compounds(German,Swedish,Danish,andDutch).

SomeDutchcompounds:schaapherder ‘shepherd’schaapSkooi ‘sheepfold’schapEbout ‘leg of mutton’

Traditionalrule-basedanalyseshaveanaccuracy ofonly 32%.

Analogicaleffectsin thecomprehensionof interfixedDutchcompounds– p.2/17

Interfixes in Dutch

Interfixesareformativesin compounds(German,Swedish,Danish,andDutch).

SomeDutchcompounds:schaapherder ‘shepherd’schaapSkooi ‘sheepfold’schapEbout ‘leg of mutton’

Traditionalrule-basedanalyseshaveanaccuracy ofonly 32%.

Analogicaleffectsin thecomprehensionof interfixedDutchcompounds– p.2/17

Probabilistic Analogy

It turnsout thatthedistributionof theinterfixesisgovernedby probabilisticanalogy.

A seriesof productionexperimentshasrevealedthatparticipantsarehighly sensitive to this probabilisticanalogy.

Thekey analogicalpredictorsarethedistributionsoftheinterfixesin theleft andright constituentfamilies.

Analogicaleffectsin thecomprehensionof interfixedDutchcompounds– p.3/17

Probabilistic Analogy

It turnsout thatthedistributionof theinterfixesisgovernedby probabilisticanalogy.

A seriesof productionexperimentshasrevealedthatparticipantsarehighly sensitive to this probabilisticanalogy.

Thekey analogicalpredictorsarethedistributionsoftheinterfixesin theleft andright constituentfamilies.

Analogicaleffectsin thecomprehensionof interfixedDutchcompounds– p.3/17

Probabilistic Analogy

It turnsout thatthedistributionof theinterfixesisgovernedby probabilisticanalogy.

A seriesof productionexperimentshasrevealedthatparticipantsarehighly sensitive to this probabilisticanalogy.

Thekey analogicalpredictorsarethedistributionsoftheinterfixesin theleft andright constituentfamilies.

Analogicaleffectsin thecomprehensionof interfixedDutchcompounds– p.3/17

Constituent Families

Examplesof compoundsin theleft constituentfamily of fietsenwinkel ‘bicycleshop’:

Examplesof compoundsin theright constituentfamily of fietsenwinkel

schoenwinkel ‘shoeshop’hoedewinkel ‘hat shop’

Analogicaleffectsin thecomprehensionof interfixedDutchcompounds– p.4/17

Constituent Families

Examplesof compoundsin theleft constituentfamily of fietsenwinkel ‘bicycleshop’:

fietspad ‘bicycleshop’fietsemaker ‘bicycle repairer’

Examplesof compoundsin theright constituentfamily of fietsenwinkel

schoenwinkel ‘shoeshop’hoedewinkel ‘hat shop’

Analogicaleffectsin thecomprehensionof interfixedDutchcompounds– p.4/17

Constituent Families

Examplesof compoundsin theleft constituentfamily of fietsenwinkel ‘bicycleshop’:

fietspad ‘bicycleshop’fietsemaker ‘reparerof bicycles’

Examplesof compoundsin theright constituentfamily of fietsenwinkel

schoenwinkel ‘shoeshop’hoedewinkel ‘hat shop’

Analogicaleffectsin thecomprehensionof interfixedDutchcompounds– p.4/17

Constituent Families

Examplesof compoundsin theleft constituentfamily of fietsenwinkel ‘bicycleshop’:

fietspad ‘bicycleshop’fietsemaker ‘reparerof bicycles’

Examplesof compoundsin theright constituentfamily of fietsenwinkel

schoenwinkel ‘shoeshop’hoedewinkel ‘hat shop’

Analogicaleffectsin thecomprehensionof interfixedDutchcompounds– p.4/17

Constituent Families

Examplesof compoundsin theleft constituentfamily of fietsenwinkel ‘bicycleshop’:

fietspad ‘bicycleshop’fietsemaker ‘reparerof bicycles’

Examplesof compoundsin theright constituentfamily of fietsenwinkel

schoenwinkel ‘shoeshop’hoedewinkel ‘hat shop’

schoenwinkel ‘shoeshop’hoedewinkel ‘hat shop’

Analogicaleffectsin thecomprehensionof interfixedDutchcompounds– p.4/17

Constituent Families

Examplesof compoundsin theleft constituentfamily of fietsenwinkel ‘bicycleshop’:

fietspad ‘bicycleshop’fietsemaker ‘reparerof bicycles’

Examplesof compoundsin theright constituentfamily of fietsenwinkel

schoenwinkel ‘shoeshop’hoedewinkel ‘hat shop’

Analogicaleffectsin thecomprehensionof interfixedDutchcompounds– p.4/17

Constituent Family Bias

Whenthemajorityof compoundsin aconstituentfamily supportagiveninterfix, this constituentfamily hasapositivebiasfor this interfix.

A constituentfamily with apositive left biasfor s:lezerskring ‘groupof readers’lezersreactie ‘reader’s reaction’lezerstype ‘kind of reader’

A constituentfamily with a right biasagainsts:hondebeest ‘dog beast’knuffelbeest ‘cuddly toy beast’werkbeest ‘work beast’

Analogicaleffectsin thecomprehensionof interfixedDutchcompounds– p.5/17

Constituent Family Bias

Whenthemajorityof compoundsin aconstituentfamily supportagiveninterfix, this constituentfamily hasapositivebiasfor this interfix.

A constituentfamily with apositive left biasfor s:

lezerskring ‘groupof readers’lezersreactie ‘reader’s reaction’lezerstype ‘kind of reader’

A constituentfamily with a right biasagainsts:hondebeest ‘dog beast’knuffelbeest ‘cuddly toy beast’werkbeest ‘work beast’

Analogicaleffectsin thecomprehensionof interfixedDutchcompounds– p.5/17

Constituent Family Bias

Whenthemajorityof compoundsin aconstituentfamily supportagiveninterfix, this constituentfamily hasapositivebiasfor this interfix.

A constituentfamily with apositive left biasfor s:lezerskring ‘groupof readers’lezersreactie ‘reader’s reaction’lezerstype ‘kind of reader’

A constituentfamily with a right biasagainsts:hondebeest ‘dog beast’knuffelbeest ‘cuddly toy beast’werkbeest ‘work beast’

Analogicaleffectsin thecomprehensionof interfixedDutchcompounds– p.5/17

Constituent Family Bias

Whenthemajorityof compoundsin aconstituentfamily supportagiveninterfix, this constituentfamily hasapositivebiasfor this interfix.

A constituentfamily with apositive left biasfor s:lezerskring ‘groupof readers’lezersreactie ‘reader’s reaction’lezerstype ‘kind of reader’

A constituentfamily with a right biasagainsts:

hondebeest ‘dog beast’knuffelbeest ‘cuddly toy beast’werkbeest ‘work beast’

Analogicaleffectsin thecomprehensionof interfixedDutchcompounds– p.5/17

Constituent Family Bias

Whenthemajorityof compoundsin aconstituentfamily supportagiveninterfix, this constituentfamily hasapositivebiasfor this interfix.

A constituentfamily with apositive left biasfor s:lezerskring ‘groupof readers’lezersreactie ‘reader’s reaction’lezerstype ‘kind of reader’

A constituentfamily with a right biasagainsts:hondebeest ‘dog beast’knuffelbeest ‘cuddly toy beast’werkbeest ‘work beast’

Analogicaleffectsin thecomprehensionof interfixedDutchcompounds– p.5/17

Bias in Production

Productionexperimentshave revealeda largeeffectof theleft constituentbiasandasmalleffectof theright constituentbias.

Whenaninterfix is supportedby ahighpositivebias,it is very likely to beselectedasinterfix fornovel compounds.Responselatenciesshow thisdecisionis reachedquickly.

Whenaninterfix is not supportedby ahighpositivebias,for instance,becausea rival interfix hasahighpositivebias,thenit is unlikely to beselected,andifselected,theselectionprocedureis time-costly.

Analogicaleffectsin thecomprehensionof interfixedDutchcompounds– p.6/17

Bias in Production

Productionexperimentshave revealeda largeeffectof theleft constituentbiasandasmalleffectof theright constituentbias.

Whenaninterfix is supportedby ahighpositivebias,it is very likely to beselectedasinterfix fornovel compounds.Responselatenciesshow thisdecisionis reachedquickly.

Whenaninterfix is not supportedby ahighpositivebias,for instance,becausea rival interfix hasahighpositivebias,thenit is unlikely to beselected,andifselected,theselectionprocedureis time-costly.

Analogicaleffectsin thecomprehensionof interfixedDutchcompounds– p.6/17

Bias in Production

Productionexperimentshave revealeda largeeffectof theleft constituentbiasandasmalleffectof theright constituentbias.

Whenaninterfix is supportedby ahighpositivebias,it is very likely to beselectedasinterfix fornovel compounds.Responselatenciesshow thisdecisionis reachedquickly.

Whenaninterfix is not supportedby ahighpositivebias,for instance,becausea rival interfix hasahighpositivebias,thenit is unlikely to beselected,andifselected,theselectionprocedureis time-costly.

Analogicaleffectsin thecomprehensionof interfixedDutchcompounds– p.6/17

A SpreadingActivation Model

Mod-e-

Modifier Mod-e- -e-Mod-e-

-s-HeadHead -s-Head -s-

-s-Head

Analogicaleffectsin thecomprehensionof interfixedDutchcompounds– p.7/17

A SpreadingActivation Model

Mod-e-

Modifier Mod-e- -e-Mod-e-

-s-HeadHead -s-Head -s-

-s-Head

Analogicaleffectsin thecomprehensionof interfixedDutchcompounds– p.7/17

A SpreadingActivation Model

Mod-e-

Modifier Mod-e- -e-Mod-e-

-s-HeadHead -s-Head -s-

-s-Head

Analogicaleffectsin thecomprehensionof interfixedDutchcompounds– p.7/17

A SpreadingActivation Model

Mod-e-

Modifier Mod-e- -e-Mod-e-

-s-HeadHead -s-Head -s-

-s-Head

Analogicaleffectsin thecomprehensionof interfixedDutchcompounds– p.7/17

A SpreadingActivation Model

Mod-e-

Modifier Mod-e- -e-Mod-e-

-s-HeadHead -s-Head -s-

-s-Head

Modifier weightsaregreaterthanheadweights

Analogicaleffectsin thecomprehensionof interfixedDutchcompounds– p.7/17

Analogy in comprehension

Are constituentfamiliesactivatedwhenreadingnovel compoundswith interfixes?

Are constituentfamiliesalsoactivatedwhenreadingexistingcompoundswith interfixes?

Analogicaleffectsin thecomprehensionof interfixedDutchcompounds– p.8/17

Analogy in comprehension

Are constituentfamiliesactivatedwhenreadingnovel compoundswith interfixes?

Are constituentfamiliesalsoactivatedwhenreadingexistingcompoundswith interfixes?

Analogicaleffectsin thecomprehensionof interfixedDutchcompounds– p.8/17

Analogy and novel compounds

Materials: Novel compoundswith interfixesthatareeitherin line with theleft andright constituentbias(bias ) or thatarein conflictwith this bias(bias ).

Task: On-linewellformednessdecision.

Analogicaleffectsin thecomprehensionof interfixedDutchcompounds– p.9/17

Analogy and novel compounds

Materials: Novel compoundswith interfixesthatareeitherin line with theleft andright constituentbias(bias ) or thatarein conflictwith thisbias(bias ).

Task: On-linewellformednessdecision.

Analogicaleffectsin thecomprehensionof interfixedDutchcompounds– p.9/17

WellformednessDecisions

bias+ bias−

prop

ortio

n of

YE

S r

espo

nses

0.0

0.2

0.4

0.6

*

Analogicaleffectsin thecomprehensionof interfixedDutchcompounds– p.10/17

WellformednessDecisions

bias+ bias−

prop

ortio

n of

YE

S r

espo

nses

0.0

0.2

0.4

0.6

*

Novel compoundsaremorewellformedwhentheinterfix

follows thebias.

Analogicaleffectsin thecomprehensionof interfixedDutchcompounds– p.10/17

WellformednessLatencies

bias+ bias−

RT

YE

S r

espo

nses

020

060

010

00 *

Analogicaleffectsin thecomprehensionof interfixedDutchcompounds– p.11/17

WellformednessLatencies

bias+ bias−

RT

YE

S r

espo

nses

020

060

010

00 *

Novel compoundselicit shorterlatencieswhentheinterfix

follows thebias.

Analogicaleffectsin thecomprehensionof interfixedDutchcompounds– p.11/17

RegressionAnalysis

Left andright biasarebothsignificantwith verysimilar coefficients.

In addition,theright positionalfamily frequency(theprobabilitythatthesecondconstituentis theheadof thecompound)is significant.

Linearmixedeffectmodelingfurthermorerevealsdifferentialsensitivity of theparticipantsto theleftbias.For someparticipants,theleft biasis lessirrelevant.

Theimportanceof theright constituentin thisexperimentis probablydueto thepresenceof pluralendingsonall compounds,andto thepresenceofincorrectpluralendingsin partof thefiller materials.

Analogicaleffectsin thecomprehensionof interfixedDutchcompounds– p.12/17

RegressionAnalysis

Left andright biasarebothsignificantwith verysimilar coefficients.

In addition,theright positionalfamily frequency(theprobabilitythatthesecondconstituentis theheadof thecompound)is significant.

Linearmixedeffectmodelingfurthermorerevealsdifferentialsensitivity of theparticipantsto theleftbias.For someparticipants,theleft biasis lessirrelevant.

Theimportanceof theright constituentin thisexperimentis probablydueto thepresenceof pluralendingsonall compounds,andto thepresenceofincorrectpluralendingsin partof thefiller materials.

Analogicaleffectsin thecomprehensionof interfixedDutchcompounds– p.12/17

RegressionAnalysis

Left andright biasarebothsignificantwith verysimilar coefficients.

In addition,theright positionalfamily frequency(theprobabilitythatthesecondconstituentis theheadof thecompound)is significant.

Linearmixedeffectmodelingfurthermorerevealsdifferentialsensitivity of theparticipantsto theleftbias.For someparticipants,theleft biasis lessirrelevant.

Theimportanceof theright constituentin thisexperimentis probablydueto thepresenceof pluralendingsonall compounds,andto thepresenceofincorrectpluralendingsin partof thefiller materials.

Analogicaleffectsin thecomprehensionof interfixedDutchcompounds– p.12/17

RegressionAnalysis

Left andright biasarebothsignificantwith verysimilar coefficients.

In addition,theright positionalfamily frequency(theprobabilitythatthesecondconstituentis theheadof thecompound)is significant.

Linearmixedeffectmodelingfurthermorerevealsdifferentialsensitivity of theparticipantsto theleftbias.For someparticipants,theleft biasis lessirrelevant.

Theimportanceof theright constituentin thisexperimentis probablydueto thepresenceof pluralendingsonall compounds,andto thepresenceofincorrectpluralendingsin partof thefiller materials.

Analogicaleffectsin thecomprehensionof interfixedDutchcompounds– p.12/17

Analogy and Existing Compounds

Materials: Existingcompoundswith thestandardinterfixes(normalcompounds)andexistingcompoundsin whichwechangedtheinterfix(manipulatedcompounds).

For bothnormalandmanipulatedcompounds,theinterfix canbeeitherin line with theleft andrightconstituentbias(bias ) or in conflictwith this bias(bias ).

Task: On-linewellformednessdecision.

Analogicaleffectsin thecomprehensionof interfixedDutchcompounds– p.13/17

Analogy and Existing Compounds

Materials: Existingcompoundswith thestandardinterfixes(normalcompounds)andexistingcompoundsin whichwechangedtheinterfix(manipulatedcompounds).

For bothnormalandmanipulatedcompounds,theinterfix canbeeitherin line with theleft andrightconstituentbias(bias ) or in conflictwith this bias(bias ).

Task: On-linewellformednessdecision.

Analogicaleffectsin thecomprehensionof interfixedDutchcompounds– p.13/17

Analogy and Existing Compounds

Materials: Existingcompoundswith thestandardinterfixes(normalcompounds)andexistingcompoundsin whichwechangedtheinterfix(manipulatedcompounds).

For bothnormalandmanipulatedcompounds,theinterfix canbeeitherin line with theleft andrightconstituentbias(bias ) or in conflictwith this bias(bias ).

Task: On-linewellformednessdecision.

Analogicaleffectsin thecomprehensionof interfixedDutchcompounds– p.13/17

WellformednessDecisionsWords

0.0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1.0

prop

ortio

n of

YE

S r

espo

nses

normal manipulated

bias+bias−

Analogicaleffectsin thecomprehensionof interfixedDutchcompounds– p.14/17

WellformednessDecisionsWords

0.0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1.0

prop

ortio

n of

YE

S r

espo

nses

normal manipulated

bias+bias−

Manipulation against the bias leads to fewer YES re-

sponses(maineffectsandinteractionsignificant).

Analogicaleffectsin thecomprehensionof interfixedDutchcompounds– p.14/17

WellformednessLatenciesWords

950

1000

1050

1100

1150

RT

normal manipulated

*

bias+

bias−

Analogicaleffectsin thecomprehensionof interfixedDutchcompounds– p.15/17

WellformednessLatenciesWords

950

1000

1050

1100

1150

RT

normal manipulated

*

bias+

bias−

Manipulationagainstthebiasleadsto longerRTs (inter-

actionsignificant).Analogicaleffectsin thecomprehensionof interfixedDutchcompounds– p.15/17

Conclusions

Theanalogicalprobabilitiesgoverningtheselectionof interfixesin languageproductionalsoco-determinetheir comprehension.

Compoundswith interfixesthatarein line with thebiasarejudgedto bemorewell-formedthancompoundswith interfixesthatgoagainstthebias.

Compoundswith non-conventionalinterfixesthatgoagainstthebiaselicit especiallylong responselatencies.

Weseeanalogicaleffectsnotonly for novelcompoundsbut alsofor existingcompounds.

Analogicaleffectsin thecomprehensionof interfixedDutchcompounds– p.16/17

Conclusions

Theanalogicalprobabilitiesgoverningtheselectionof interfixesin languageproductionalsoco-determinetheir comprehension.

Compoundswith interfixesthatarein line with thebiasarejudgedto bemorewell-formedthancompoundswith interfixesthatgoagainstthebias.

Compoundswith non-conventionalinterfixesthatgoagainstthebiaselicit especiallylong responselatencies.

Weseeanalogicaleffectsnotonly for novelcompoundsbut alsofor existingcompounds.

Analogicaleffectsin thecomprehensionof interfixedDutchcompounds– p.16/17

Conclusions

Theanalogicalprobabilitiesgoverningtheselectionof interfixesin languageproductionalsoco-determinetheir comprehension.

Compoundswith interfixesthatarein line with thebiasarejudgedto bemorewell-formedthancompoundswith interfixesthatgoagainstthebias.

Compoundswith non-conventionalinterfixesthatgoagainstthebiaselicit especiallylong responselatencies.

Weseeanalogicaleffectsnotonly for novelcompoundsbut alsofor existingcompounds.

Analogicaleffectsin thecomprehensionof interfixedDutchcompounds– p.16/17

Conclusions

Theanalogicalprobabilitiesgoverningtheselectionof interfixesin languageproductionalsoco-determinetheir comprehension.

Compoundswith interfixesthatarein line with thebiasarejudgedto bemorewell-formedthancompoundswith interfixesthatgoagainstthebias.

Compoundswith non-conventionalinterfixesthatgoagainstthebiaselicit especiallylong responselatencies.

Weseeanalogicaleffectsnotonly for novelcompoundsbut alsofor existingcompounds.

Analogicaleffectsin thecomprehensionof interfixedDutchcompounds– p.16/17

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Analogicaleffectsin thecomprehensionof interfixedDutchcompounds– p.17/17

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Analogicaleffectsin thecomprehensionof interfixedDutchcompounds– p.17/17

The End

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Analogicaleffectsin thecomprehensionof interfixedDutchcompounds– p.17/17

The End

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