Bilingual Comprehension and Headedness in Novel English Compounds. Replicating Onysko's Study

Master's Thesis , 2023 , 81 Pages , Grade: 1,3

English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics

The goal of this master's thesis is to explore the influence of bilingualism on the interpretation of novel English noun compounds by replicating Alexander Onysko's 2016 study "Crosslinguistic influence on headedness of novel English compounds."
This research delves into how speakers of te reo Māori, a language with postmodification, comprehend newly formed English compounds compared to monolingual English speakers. The replication study, albeit with a smaller participant pool of 35 compared to Onysko's 116, substantiates the original findings.

• College: Humboldt-University of Berlin (Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik)
• Grade: 1,3
• Author: Tina Catharina Mbaye (Author)
• Publication Year: 2023
• Pages: 81
• Catalog Number: V1415081
• ISBN (PDF): 9783346962690
• ISBN (Book): 9783346962706
• Language: English
• Tags: Crosslinguistic influence, headedness, English compounds, compounding, novel compounds, postmodifying language, premodifying language, noun-noun compounds, Māori , weak bilinguals, strong bilinguals, Bilingualism Research on Compounding, Compounding in Te Reo Māori and English, Headedness Interpretations, Replication Methodology, Chi-square Tests of Independence, Research Results, Replication of the Study, Onysko, Right-headed compounds, Left-headed compounds, Meaning interpretation task, Crosslinguistic transfer, bilingualism research