The Role of Additional Processing Time and Lexical Constraint in Spoken Word Recognition

Three phoneme monitoring experiments examined the manner in which additional processing time influences spoken word recognition. Experiment 1a introduced a version of the phoneme monitoring paradigm in which a silent interval is inserted prior to the word-final target phoneme. Phoneme monitoring rea...

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Published in:Language and speech 2007-03, Vol.50 (1), p.53-75
Main Authors: LoCasto, Paul C., Connine, Cynthia M., Patterson, David
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Coarticulation
Cognition & reasoning
College students
Experiments
Humans
Influence
Intervals
Language Processing
Language Research
Learning
Lexical phonology
Linguistics
Nonsense words
Oral Language
Perceptions
Phonemes
Phonemics
Phonetics
Priming
Production scheduling
Psycholinguistics
Psychology of language
Reaction Time
Speech
Speech Intelligibility
Speech Perception
Speech production and perception
Spoken language
Testing
Time
Undergraduate Students
Vocabulary
Vocabulary development
Word length
Word Recognition
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Summary:Three phoneme monitoring experiments examined the manner in which additional processing time influences spoken word recognition. Experiment 1a introduced a version of the phoneme monitoring paradigm in which a silent interval is inserted prior to the word-final target phoneme. Phoneme monitoring reaction time decreased as the silent interval increased indicating that lexical knowledge was utilized more effectively with additional processing time. Experiment 1b used short, medium, and long words and derived nonwords with word-initial mismatching segments. Phoneme monitoring response times to words and nonwords were sensitive to both additional processing time (silent interval delay) and word length. Experiment 2 examined the utilization of anticipatory coarticulation as a function of word length and additional processing time. The results suggest that (segmental and coarticulatory) information subsequent to mismatching information influences spoken word recognition in a manner dependent on word length and availability of additional processing time.
ISSN:0023-8309
1756-6053
DOI:10.1177/00238309070500010301