Cognate status modulates the comprehension of isolated reduced forms

Mulder, Kimberley; Wloch, Lucas; Boves, L.W.J.; Bosch, L.F.M. ten; Ernestus, Mirjam

doi:10.1080/23273798.2021.1995611

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“…However, it remains to be investigated whether there would be similar or different types of representation for phonological variants among FL/SL learners. Besides, most of the aforementioned studies investigated the CSP factors through behavioral tests, which, to a large extent, restricts a meticulous probe into the underlying mechanism of connected speech, thus limiting the effectiveness of the CSP intervention and instruction model ( Mulder et al, 2022 ; Nijveld et al, 2022 ).…”

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“…As a result, there is hardly any way to know how CSP skills progress across different developmental stages, what characteristics manifest in each stage, and whether there would be any gender and cultural differences or interactions. Besides, previous studies have specified that the mental representation of phonological variants in connected speech directly affects listeners’ speech perception ( Mulder et al, 2022 ). However, how these phonological variants are perceived, activated, stored, and retrieved by different age groups, whether the representations vary between different mother tongues or FL/SL proficiency levels, and how CSP skills are associated with language experience and cognitive maturity remain unclear.…”

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A systematic review of studies on connected speech processing: Trends, key findings, and implications

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Kania

et al. 2022

Front. Psychol.

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Connected speech processing (CSP) is of great significance to individuals’ language and cognitive development. It is particularly crucial not only for clinical detection and treatment of developmental disorders, but also for the Foreign/second language teaching instructions. However, given the importance of this field, there is a clear lack of systematic reviews that summarize the key findings of previous studies. To this end, through searching in the scientific databases PsycInfo, Scopus, PubMed, ERIC, Taylor and Francis, and Web of Science, the present study identified 128 core CSP articles with high reference values according to PRISMA guidance and the following results were obtained through quantitative analysis and qualitative comparative synthesis: (1) The number of studies on CSP published per year showed an upward trend; however, most focused on English language, whereas the studies on other languages were comparatively rare; (2) CSP was found to be affected by multiple factors, among which speech speed, semantics, word frequency, and phonological awareness were most frequently investigated; (3) the deficit in CSP capacity was widely recognized as a significant predictor and indicator of developmental disorders; (4) more studies were carried out on connected speech production than on perception; and (5) almost no longitudinal studies have ever been conducted among either native or non-native speakers. Therefore, future research is needed to explore the developmental trajectory of CSP skills of typically developing language learners and speakers with cognitive disorders over different periods of time. It is also necessary to deepen the understanding of the processing mechanism beyond their performance and the role played by phonological awareness and lexical representations in CSP.

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A systematic review of studies on connected speech processing: Trends, key findings, and implications

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Kania

et al. 2022

Front. Psychol.

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“…Drijvers et al ( 2016 ), who only investigated L1 speech processing, showed that native Dutch listeners processed utterances with sentence-medial reduced forms differently than utterances with the full equivalents. Mulder et al ( 2022 ) only tested L2 listeners and observed an N400 effect of reduction on cognate processing in Dutch L2 learners of English.…”

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Processing reduced speech in the L1 and L2: a combined eye-tracking and ERP study

Mulder,

Brand,

Boves

et al. 2024

Language, Cognition and Neuroscience

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We examined the cognitive processes underlying the comprehension of reduced word pronunciation variants in natives and advanced learners of French. In a passive listening visual world task, participants heard sentences containing either a reduced or a full form and saw pictures representing the target word, a phonological competitor and two neutral distractors. After each sentence they saw a picture and had to decide whether it matched the content of that sentence. Eye movements and EEG were recorded simultaneously. Because the two recordings offer complementary information about cognitive processes, we developed methods for analysing the signals in combination. We found a stronger effect of reduction on phonetic processing and semantic integration in learners than in natives, but the effects are different from the N100/N400 and P600 effects found in previous research. Time-locking EEG signals on fixation moments in the eye movements offers a window onto the time course of semantic integration.

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Phonological processing and the L2 mental lexicon

Darcy,

Llompart,

Hayes-Harb

et al. 2024

Stud Second Lang Acquis

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Twenty-five years ago, the publication of an article by Pallier, Colomé, and Sebastián-Gallés (2001) launched a new and rapidly evolving research program on how second language (L2) learners represent the phonological forms of words in their mental lexicons. Many insights are starting to form an overall picture of the unique difficulties for establishing functional and precise phonolexical representations in L2; however, for the field to move forward it is pertinent to outline its major emerging research questions and existing challenges. Among significant obstacles for further research, the paper explores the current lack of theoretical agreement on the concept of phonolexical representations and the underlying mechanism involved in establishing them, as well as the variable use of the related terminology (e.g., fuzziness and target-likeness). Methodological challenges involved in investigating phonological processing and phonolexical representations as well as their theoretical implications are also discussed. To conclude, we explore the significance of L2-specific phonological representations for the bottom-up lexical access during casual, conversational speech and how our emerging knowledge of L2 lexical representations can be applied in an instructional setting as two potentially fruitful research avenues at the forefront of the current research agenda.

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Cognate status modulates the comprehension of isolated reduced forms

Cited by 6 publications

References 114 publications

A systematic review of studies on connected speech processing: Trends, key findings, and implications

A systematic review of studies on connected speech processing: Trends, key findings, and implications

Processing reduced speech in the L1 and L2: a combined eye-tracking and ERP study

Phonological processing and the L2 mental lexicon

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