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Phonological priming in children's picture naming
1Department of Psychology, Sociology, and Anthropology, College of Staten Island/City University of New York, Staten Island 10314, USA. pbrooks@postbox.csi.cuny.edu
Journal of Child Language
|September 1, 2000
Summary
Phonological priming effects in speech production were studied in children and adults. Rhyme priming disappeared with age, suggesting speech production shifts focus from rhymes to onset sounds for fluency.
Area of Science:
- Psycholinguistics
- Developmental Psychology
- Speech Production
Background:
- Phonological priming influences speech production.
- Understanding developmental changes in speech production is crucial.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate phonological priming in children and adults.
- To examine how priming effects change with age and phonological relationship.
Main Methods:
- Cross-modal picture-word interference task.
- Participants named pictures while ignoring auditory interfering words (IWs).
- IWs were phonologically related (onset or rhyme), unrelated, or identical to target picture names.
Main Results:
- Onset priming occurred across all age groups.
- Rhyme priming was observed only in the youngest children (5-7 years).
- Adults and older children showed reduced rhyme priming effects.
Conclusions:
- Phonological priming effects evolve during development.
- Speech production may shift from rhyme-based to onset-based organization.
- Emergence of onset prominence contributes to adult speech fluency.