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Persistent structural priming from language comprehension to language production.

Kathryn Bock1, Gary S Dell, Franklin Chang

  • 1University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Beckman Institute, Urbana, IL 61801, USA. jkbock@uiuc.edu

Cognition
|September 16, 2006
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Structural priming effects persist whether language structures are heard or produced. This demonstrates that structural priming is a powerful implicit learning mechanism, regardless of sensory input modality.

Area of Science:

  • Psycholinguistics
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Experimental Psychology

Background:

  • Structural priming in language production is well-documented.
  • Prior research indicated priming effects persist across multiple trials.
  • The role of auditory versus production modalities in priming was less understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the persistence of structural priming effects when participants only listen to sentence primes.
  • To compare priming effects from auditory primes to those from produced primes.
  • To determine if modality influences the persistence of structural priming.

Main Methods:

  • Participants listened to sentence primes and then described subsequent pictures.
  • Structural priming was measured by the frequency of using prime structures in descriptions.

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  • Priming effects were assessed across various intervening filler trials (lags).

    • Main Results:

    • Structural priming effects persisted across all tested lags when participants only listened to primes.
    • The magnitude of priming from auditory primes was comparable to that from produced primes.
    • Priming effects were robust and enduring, irrespective of the modality of prime reception.

    Conclusions:

    • Structural priming is a persistent phenomenon, independent of whether language structures are heard or produced.
    • The findings support the view of structural priming as a powerful implicit learning mechanism.
    • Modality does not significantly impact the persistence or strength of structural priming effects.