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초록

This study examines how sub-syllabic overlap influences naming latency in Korean speakers’ L1 Korean and L2 English production using a low-load picture-naming priming paradigm. Phonological overlap conditions included onset, nucleus, body, rime, and syllable overlap. Reaction-time data were analyzed using linear mixed-effects models including random intercepts for participants and prime-target pairs, with trial order included as a covariate. In Korean L1, no phonological overlap condition remained significantly different from the control condition once item-level variability and trial order were taken into account in the more conservative final model. In contrast, in English L2, the nucleus overlap condition remained significantly faster than the control condition, indicating a stable nucleus-related facilitation effect. Additional analyses including L2 proficiency showed that higher proficiency was associated with faster overall naming, whereas interactions between phonological condition and proficiency were not robust overall. These findings suggest that a nucleus-related priming pattern is relatively stable in Korean speakers’ L2 English production. They further indicate that Korean speakers’ English production may not be fully explained by onset-based processing alone, and that nucleus-related information may enjoy a relative preparation-related advantage under the present task conditions.

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