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Two experiments are reported which suggest that affixed words are not morphologically decomposed but are processed as single units. Experiment 1 involved a lexical decision task, and it suggested that lexical access does not require decomposition. Experiment 2 involved a task designed to maximize the opportunity for decomposition, but it showed that subjects processed the test items as single units. These results are discussed in relation to o;her evidence that has been offered to support the occurrence of morphological decomposition.
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This research was supported in part by Grant MH28068 from the National Institute of Mental Health to L. Manelis.
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Manelis, L., Tharp, D.A. The processing of affixed words. Memory & Cognition 5, 690–695 (1977). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03197417
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