Abstract:Background: The purpose of the current study was to examine how the morphological structure of a real word or novel word affected the incidental vocabulary learning of participants and to examine how these target items are processed as they are read. In addition, we examined the roles of vocabulary depth and breadth in the process of incidental vocabulary learning. Methods: We had participants read short passages that contained real words or novel words that differed on their morphological accessibility as we … Show more
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