Seriality of phonological encoding in naming objects and reading their names

Area of Science:

• Cognitive Psychology
• Psycholinguistics
• Neuroscience

Background:

• Limited research integrates oral reading and speaking literature.
• Both reading and speaking models involve segmental spellout and serial prosodification.
• Segmental spellout is a potential convergence point for reading and speaking models.

Purpose of the Study:

• To investigate shared phonological encoding mechanisms in oral reading and object naming.
• To test predictions of similar seriality effects in reading and speaking.
• To explore the seriality of encoding at both intra-syllabic and inter-syllabic levels.

Main Methods:

• Three experiments were conducted involving object naming and reading tasks.
• Experiment 1 examined intra-syllabic encoding seriality.
• Experiments 2 and 3 investigated inter-syllabic encoding seriality, including mixed-task conditions.

Main Results:

• Seriality effects in phonological encoding were observed in both object naming and reading.
• This seriality was consistent across single syllables and successive syllables.
• Seriality effects persisted even when reading and object naming tasks were intermixed.

Conclusions:

• A shared serial phonological encoding mechanism likely underlies both object naming and oral reading.
• Findings support the integration of reading and speaking models at the segmental spellout level.
• This research provides evidence for common cognitive processes in language production and comprehension.