Perception of Wordlikeness: Effects of Segment Probability and Length on the Processing of Nonwords

A probabilistic phonotactic grammar based on the probabilities of the constituents contained in a dictionary of English was used to generate multisyllabic nonwords. English-speaking listeners evaluated the wordlikeness of these patterns. Wordlikeness ratings were higher for nonwords containing high-...

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Published in:Journal of memory and language 2000-05, Vol.42 (4), p.481-496
Main Authors: Frisch, Stefan A., Large, Nathan R., Pisoni, David B.
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Phonetics
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Production and perception of spoken language
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recognition memory
wordlikeness
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