Syllable frequency in lexical decision and naming of English words |
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| Authors: | Pedro Macizo Cyma Van Petten |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Psychology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA |
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| Abstract: | The importance of phonological syllables in recognition and pronunciation of visual words has been demonstrated in languages
with a high degree of spelling-sound correspondence. In Spanish, multisyllabic words with frequent first syllables are named
more quickly than those with less frequent first syllables, but receive slower lexical decisions. The latter effect is attributed
to lexical competition from other words beginning with the same syllable. We examined syllable frequency effects on naming
and lexical decision for 3029 visually presented words in English, a language with a high degree of irregularity in spelling/sound
relationships, and in which phonological syllables are less clearly marked in printed words. The results showed facilitative
effects of syllable frequency in both tasks, and these were stronger when syllables were defined orthographically than phonologically.
The results suggest that activation of lexical candidates based on a syllabic code does not occur rapidly enough to interfere
with lexical decision in English. |
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| Keywords: | Syllable Syllable frequency Orthography Phonology Neighborhood Similarity Orthographic syllable |
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