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Orthographic effects in Mandarin spoken language production
Qingqing Qu1,2, Markus F Damian3
1Key Laboratory of Behavioral Science, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 16 Lincui Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China. quqq@psych.ac.cn.
Memory & Cognition
|December 14, 2018
Summary
Spoken language production in literate individuals accesses written codes. Experiments with Mandarin speakers showed shared orthographic radicals facilitated spoken word naming, suggesting co-activation of written representations during speech.
Area of Science:
- Psycholinguistics
- Cognitive Science
- Speech Production
Background:
- The relationship between spoken language production and orthographic codes in literate individuals is debated.
- Previous research yielded inconsistent findings regarding orthographic influence on speech production.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate whether spoken language production involves access to orthographic codes.
- To examine the role of orthographic representations in spoken word retrieval.
Main Methods:
- Mandarin speakers participated in naming tasks involving common objects.
- Stimuli consisted of adjective-noun phrases where critical trials shared an orthographic radical.
- Naming latencies were measured to assess facilitation effects.
Main Results:
- A significant facilitatory effect on naming latencies was observed when adjective-noun phrases shared an orthographic radical.
- This facilitation suggests that orthographic information influences spoken word production.
Conclusions:
- Retrieval of phonological codes during spoken production involves the co-activation of orthographic representations.
- Findings provide strong evidence for the integration of visual-orthographic and auditory-phonological information in language processing.
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