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Phonological influences on lexical (mis)selection.

Victor S Ferreira1, Zenzi M Griffin

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093-0109, USA. vferreira@ucsd.edu

Psychological Science
|February 5, 2003
PubMed
Summary

Word selection involves both meaning and sound. Experiments reveal that both semantic competitors and homophones independently influence word choice, demonstrating converging phonological and semantic effects in speech production.

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Area of Science:

  • Psycholinguistics
  • Cognitive Science
  • Speech Production

Background:

  • Word selection is crucial for effective communication.
  • The interplay between semantic meaning and phonological form in word retrieval is not fully understood.
  • Previous research highlights semantic influences on lexical access.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate whether phonological information independently influences word selection beyond semantic priming.
  • To determine if semantic and phonological factors converge in the process of choosing words.
  • To examine the relative contributions of semantic similarity and phonological competition in speech.

Main Methods:

  • Three experiments were conducted using picture naming tasks.
  • Participants named target pictures preceded by cloze sentences.

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  • Sentences primed either semantic competitors, homophones of semantic competitors, or unrelated control words.

    • Main Results:

    • Primed semantic competitors were more likely to be produced than control words, confirming semantic effects.
    • Primed homophones of semantic competitors were also more likely to be produced than control words.
    • Both semantic and phonological priming independently influenced word selection.

    Conclusions:

    • Word selection is influenced by both semantic and phonological information.
    • Phonological similarity plays an independent role in lexical access, alongside semantic factors.
    • These findings suggest a converging mechanism for semantic and phonological influences in speech production.