The interpretation of ambiguous trimorphemic words in sentence context

Many trimorphemic words are structurally and semantically ambiguous. For example, unlockable can either be un-lockable (can't be locked) or unlock-able (can be unlocked). Which interpretation is preferred and whether prior sentence context affects the initial interpretation is not clear from pr...

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Main Authors: Pollatsek, Alexander (Author), Drieghe, Denis (Author), Stockall, Linnaea (Author), de Almeida, Roberto G. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2010-02-11.
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