Abstract
This study examined the comprehension of Japanese lexical compound verbs in Chinese advanced JFL learners. The results suggest that 1) learners are influenced by component verbs when comprehending Japanese lexical compound verbs; 2) the influence from V1 is stronger in the case of VV and Vs types, while the influence from V2 is stronger in the case of pV and V (one-word) types.These results indicate that when teaching lexical compound verbs, there is a need for more elaborate instruction on how V1 and V2 are involved in the overall meaning of the compound verb for each type of lexical compound verb.
