Table 4.
Lexical-statistical properties of five kinds of priming compounds for subordinate compounds (Experiment 2B).
| Priming condition | Word frequency | Frequency of first character | Frequency of second character | Number of strokes in first character | Number of strokes in second character | Semantic relation (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFSS | 2.93 (4.43) | 444 (1707) | 266 (977) | 8.57 (3) | 8.39 (3.28) | 62 (1.07) |
| SFDS | 4.62 (9.88) | 444 (1707) | 1045 (606) | 8.57 (3) | 7.8 (2.85) | 46 (0.96) |
| SSSS | 2.84 (4.76) | 154 (282) | 506 (1430) | 8.61 (3.57) | 8.31 (2.87) | 57 (0.77) |
| SSDS | 6.85 (16.66) | 312 (1063) | 506 (1430) | 8.19 (3) | 8.31 (2.87) | 43 (0.83) |
| Neutral | 2.95 (5.09) | 102 (305) | 130 (560) | 8.76 (2.68) | 8.93 (3.66) | 27 (0.32) |
Standard deviations in parentheses. Word frequency and character frequency is measured as a characters-per-million figure (Cai and Brysbaert, 2010). Semantic relation between the prime and target is given as a percentage. SFSS, same first constituent, same structure; SFDS, same first constituent, different structure; SSSS, same second constituent, same structure; SSDS, same second constituent, different structure; Neutral, different constituent, different structure.