How the Spread of the Neighborhood Influences Spoken Word Recognition

Vitevitch, Michael S.; Armbruster, Jonna L.; Fitzer, Julia

doi:10.1037/e537052012-125

PsycEXTRA Dataset 2004

DOI: 10.1037/e537052012-125

|View full text |Cite

How the Spread of the Neighborhood Influences Spoken Word Recognition

Michael S. Vitevitch¹,

Jonna L. Armbruster²,

Julia Fitzer³

Help me understand this report

Search citation statements

Order By: Relevance

Paper Sections

Select...

Citation Types

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Year Published

2014

Publication Types

Select...

Article1

Relationship

Self Cite0

Independent1

Authors

Journals

Cited by 1 publication

(1 citation statement)

References 0 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Previous research has shown that words consisting of common phonological representations are produced faster and more accurately than words containing infrequent sound structures (e.g., Vitevitch, 2002;Vitevitch, Armbrüster, & Chu, 2004;Vitevitch & Luce, 2005). The most prevalent measures used in English are phonotactic probability (the probability of phonemes or phoneme combinations in specific word positions) and phonological neighbourhood density (the network of words sharing all but one phoneme), both of which have been shown to influence the efficiency of speech production.…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

Picture–Word Interference Reveals Inhibitory Effects of Syllable Frequency on Lexical Selection

Farrell

Abrams

2014

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

While previous research has shown that high syllable frequency can facilitate speech production at the level of phonological/phonetic encoding, little is known about its influence on prephonological processes, specifically lexical selection. The current study used a picture-word interference (PWI) task to (a) shed light on the stages of lexical access where syllable frequency is relevant, and (b) inform as to whether lexical selection is accomplished via competition among activated word options. Participants named pictures whose names had high-frequency (HF) and low-frequency (LF) first syllables while ignoring phonologically related (same first syllable) or unrelated distractor words that were presented simultaneously. Word frequency was also manipulated, as half of the targets were HF words, and half were LF words. Results revealed inhibitory syllable frequency effects in all conditions, such that targets with HF first syllables were named more slowly than targets with LF first syllables. However, inhibitory syllable frequency effects were exacerbated in conditions thought to reflect heightened lexical competition, specifically in the presence of phonologically related distractors and for targets with low word frequency. These findings reveal novel evidence for first-syllable frequency effects on lexical selection and offer further support for models proposing delays at lexical selection due to activation of nontarget competitors.

show abstract

mentioning

confidence: 99%

Picture–Word Interference Reveals Inhibitory Effects of Syllable Frequency on Lexical Selection

Farrell

Abrams

2014

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.

Contact Info

customersupport@researchsolutions.com

10624 S. Eastern Ave., Ste. A-614

Henderson, NV 89052, USA

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Blog Terms and Conditions API Terms Privacy Policy Contact Cookie Preferences Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information

Made with 💙 for researchers

Part of the Research Solutions Family.

How the Spread of the Neighborhood Influences Spoken Word Recognition

Cited by 1 publication

References 0 publications

Picture–Word Interference Reveals Inhibitory Effects of Syllable Frequency on Lexical Selection

Picture–Word Interference Reveals Inhibitory Effects of Syllable Frequency on Lexical Selection

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About