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Representation of lexical form.

Conor T McLennan1, Paul A Luce, Jan Charles-Luce

  • 1Department of Psychology, Center for Cognitive Science, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, 14260, USA. mclennan@buffalo.edu

Journal of Experimental Psychology. Learning, Memory, and Cognition
|August 20, 2003
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This study investigated how spoken words are represented in the mind. Findings suggest that both surface sound forms and abstract underlying phonemic representations are stored, impacting word recognition.

Area of Science:

  • Psycholinguistics
  • Phonetics
  • Cognitive Science

Background:

  • Investigating the mental lexicon and how spoken words are stored and accessed.
  • Understanding the relationship between phonetic realization and abstract phonological representations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine if surface phonetic forms of words are mapped to abstract underlying representations.
  • To test the hypothesis that flapped allophones are mapped to their phonemic /t/ and /d/ counterparts.

Main Methods:

  • Six repetition priming experiments were conducted.
  • Participants responded to target words preceded by different types of prime words.
  • Reaction times to target stimuli were measured based on prime type.

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Main Results:

  • Evidence was found supporting the existence of surface form-based representations.
  • Evidence also supports the existence of underlying form-based representations.
  • Reaction times varied significantly based on the relationship between prime and target stimuli.

Conclusions:

  • The human mind utilizes both surface and abstract representations for spoken words.
  • Phonetic variations like flaps are linked to their underlying phonemic categories.
  • This dual representation system likely plays a role in efficient word recognition.