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Semantic Processing in Native and Second Language: Evidence from Hemispheric Differences in Fine and Coarse Semantic Coding
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Faust, Miriam; Ben-Artzi, Elisheva; Vardi, Nili – Brain and Language, 2012
Previous studies suggest that whereas the left hemisphere (LH) is involved in fine semantic processing, the right hemisphere (RH) is uniquely engaged in coarse semantic coding including the comprehension of distinct types of language such as figurative language, lexical ambiguity and verbal humor (e.g., and ). The present study examined the…
Descriptors: Semantics, Semitic Languages, Priming, Language Processing