A reader's view of listening

There is a view that the fundamental processes involved in word recognition might somehow be different for speech and print. We argue that this view is unjustified, and that the models of lexical access developed for the written form are also appropriate for speech, provided that we allow for obviou...

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Published in:Cognition 1987-03, Vol.25 (1), p.103-134
Main Authors: Bradley, Dianne C., Forster, Kenneth I.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attention
Biological and medical sciences
Communication disorders
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Language
Psycholinguistics
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Reading
Semantics
Speech Perception
Theories
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Summary:There is a view that the fundamental processes involved in word recognition might somehow be different for speech and print. We argue that this view is unjustified, and that the models of lexical access developed for the written form are also appropriate for speech, provided that we allow for obvious differences due to the physical characteristics of speech signals. Particular emphasis is given to the role of word frequency in the recognition process, since this places restrictions on the types of models that can be considered (e.g., the cohort model). We reject the view that there are no frequency effects in spoken word recognition, and we also reject the view that frequency effects in printed word recognition can be relegated to the minor status of a post-access decision effect. Il existe un point de vue selon lequel des processus fondamentaux différents sont impliqués dans la reconnaissance des mots pour la parole et l'écriture. Nous soutenons que ce point de vue est infondé, et que les modéles de l'accés lexical mis au point pour l'écriture sont aussi appropriés pour la parole, compte tenu des différences évidentes dues aux propiétés physiques des signaux de la parole. Un accent particulier est mis sur le rôle de la fréquence des mots dans le processus de reconnaissance, car cela limite les types de modéles à prendre en considération (par exemple, le modéle de la cohorte). Nous rejetons le point de vue selon lequel il n'existe pas d'effects de fréquence dans la reconnaissance des mots parlés, et nous rejetons aussi le point de vue selon lequel les effets de fréquence dans la reconnaissance des mots écrits ne sont que le reflet de décisions post-accès lexical.
ISSN:0010-0277
1873-7838
DOI:10.1016/0010-0277(87)90006-0