This monograph examines controversial issues in theories of morphology and lexical processing in Arabic, a less studied Semitic language with unique phonological, morphological, and orthographic features. After introducing the relevant theoretical debates regarding Semitic morphology and theories of lexical processing as well as the related research evidence, the following research questions are explored through a series of on- and off-line experiments: (i) Are complex words decomposed or ...
This monograph examines controversial issues in theories of morphology and lexical processing in Arabic, a less studie...