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Naming multisyllabic words.

D Jared1, M S Seidenberg

  • 1McGill University Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Journal of Experimental Psychology. Human Perception and Performance
|February 1, 1990
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Reading multisyllabic words aloud is influenced by spelling consistency and word frequency. Lower frequency words with inconsistent spelling or more syllables slow down the reading process.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Psycholinguistics
  • Reading Science

Background:

  • Reading multisyllabic words involves complex cognitive processes.
  • Previous research focused on monosyllabic word reading and its underlying mechanisms.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the factors influencing the pronunciation of multisyllabic words from print.
  • To examine the roles of spelling-sound consistency and word frequency in multisyllabic word naming.

Main Methods:

  • Four experiments were conducted using multisyllabic words varying in regularity and frequency.
  • Stimuli included regular, regular inconsistent, and exception words.
  • Naming latencies were measured to assess reading speed and difficulty.

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Main Results:

  • Inconsistent spelling-sound correspondences and exception words led to longer naming latencies compared to regular words.
  • These effects were primarily observed for lower frequency words.
  • Word frequency also modulated the impact of syllable number on naming latency.

Conclusions:

  • Word frequency is a critical factor influencing how lexical structure affects multisyllabic word naming.
  • Multisyllabic word reading utilizes similar cognitive processes as monosyllabic word reading.
  • Syllabic decomposition is not a mandatory process for naming multisyllabic words.