Investigation of collocational priming in tertiary level Turkish EFL learners’ mental lexicon

Ahmet AKTÜRK, (Gümüşhane Üniversitesi, Yabancı Diller Bölümü, Gümüşhane, Türkiye)
Ali Şükrü ÖZBAY, (Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi, Batı Dilleri ve Edebiyatı Bölümü, Trabzon, Türkiye)
Hakan CANGIR (Ankara Üniversitesi, Yabancı Diller Yüksekokulu, Ankara, Türkiye)
Dil Eğitimi ve Araştırmaları Dergisi
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Yıl: 2022 Cilt: 8 Sayı: 1 Sayfa Aralığı: 1 - 21 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.31464/jlere.934690 İndeks Tarihi: 09-08-2022

Investigation of collocational priming in tertiary level Turkish EFL learners’ mental lexicon

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Much research in EFL context investigated language use of the learners in terms of lexical combinations but failed to recognize collocations in terms of psycholinguistic framework. Inspired by Lexical Priming Theory, the current study both emphasizes that collocations are not only textual but also psychological phenomena and underlines that non-native-like language use by EFL learners may stem from the fact that collocations are not mentally represented as a single unit in mental lexicon. Thus, a lexical decision task was designed where the participants were asked to classify the words flashing on their screens as words/ non-words. Reaction times concluded that verb-noun collocations are not primed in the learners’ mental lexicon.Mixed effects modelling analysis demonstrated the frequency of the prime words in collocations had a significant effect in the process. The findings were discussed in the light of vocabulary acquisition theories, and suggestions were provided for further research.
Anahtar Kelime: verb-noun collocations lexical priming psycholinguistics collocational priming lexical decision task

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APA AKTÜRK A, ÖZBAY A, CANGIR H (2022). Investigation of collocational priming in tertiary level Turkish EFL learners’ mental lexicon. , 1 - 21. 10.31464/jlere.934690
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APA AKTÜRK A, ÖZBAY A, CANGIR H (2022). Investigation of collocational priming in tertiary level Turkish EFL learners’ mental lexicon. Dil Eğitimi ve Araştırmaları Dergisi, 8(1), 1 - 21. 10.31464/jlere.934690
Chicago AKTÜRK Ahmet,ÖZBAY Ali Şükrü,CANGIR HAKAN Investigation of collocational priming in tertiary level Turkish EFL learners’ mental lexicon. Dil Eğitimi ve Araştırmaları Dergisi 8, no.1 (2022): 1 - 21. 10.31464/jlere.934690
MLA AKTÜRK Ahmet,ÖZBAY Ali Şükrü,CANGIR HAKAN Investigation of collocational priming in tertiary level Turkish EFL learners’ mental lexicon. Dil Eğitimi ve Araştırmaları Dergisi, vol.8, no.1, 2022, ss.1 - 21. 10.31464/jlere.934690
AMA AKTÜRK A,ÖZBAY A,CANGIR H Investigation of collocational priming in tertiary level Turkish EFL learners’ mental lexicon. Dil Eğitimi ve Araştırmaları Dergisi. 2022; 8(1): 1 - 21. 10.31464/jlere.934690
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ISNAD AKTÜRK, Ahmet vd. "Investigation of collocational priming in tertiary level Turkish EFL learners’ mental lexicon". Dil Eğitimi ve Araştırmaları Dergisi 8/1 (2022), 1-21. https://doi.org/10.31464/jlere.934690
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