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- The study focuses on Spanish Verb-noun compounds, which have unique processing characteristics compared to typical Noun-noun compounds.
- The research employed a lexical decision task combined with EEG recording to evaluate how different types of compounds—Agentives, Locatives, and Metaphoricals—are processed.
- Results indicated that Locatives were recognized more slowly and less accurately than Agentives, while Metaphoricals triggered significant neural responses, revealing that verb argument structure and metaphorical elements play critical roles in processing these compound types.
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The following abstract contains 150 words: Studies regarding compound word processing have centred on Noun-noun words, which exhibit endocentricity. Nevertheless, other compound types, such as Spanish Verb-noun compounds, exhibit morphological particularities such as exocentricity, verb argument structure, and metaphorical features, increasing the attributes that may influence compound processing. We analysed whether these traits influenced Spanish Verb-noun compound processing. A lexical decision task was administrated with electroencephalogram (EEG) recording. Following differences in argument structure and metaphorical traits, three compound types were presented: Agentives, Locatives, and Metaphoricals. Locatives were responded worse and slower than Agentives. Metaphoricals elicited increases in the P300 and P600-like components. Thus, verb argument structure and metaphorical processes influence Spanish Verb-noun compound processing. Similarly to endocentric English Noun-noun compounds, processing Spanish Verb-noun compounds involves specific conceptual operations. These conceptual combinations appear to be determined by the projection of verb argument structure and the mapping and assignation of thematic roles.
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