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The gender-marking effect in spoken word recognition

F Grosjean1, J Y Dommergues, E Cornu

  • 1Laboratoire de traitement du langage, Université de Neuchâtel, Switzerland.

Perception & Psychophysics
|November 1, 1994
PubMed
Summary

Gender marking on preceding words significantly speeds up spoken noun recognition in French. This study explored how grammatical gender influences language processing and lexical access.

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Area of Science:

  • Psycholinguistics
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Linguistic Processing

Background:

  • Understanding spoken language involves rapid word recognition.
  • Grammatical features like gender may influence how we process words.
  • Previous research has explored various factors affecting lexical access.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of gender marking on spoken noun recognition in French.
  • To determine if preceding gender cues facilitate or hinder word identification.
  • To explore the underlying processing levels (lexical vs. syntactic) of this effect.

Main Methods:

  • Two experiments were conducted using French nouns.
  • Experiment 1 utilized the gating paradigm to measure word recognition timing.

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  • Experiment 2 involved a lexical decision task on the same linguistic materials.

    • Main Results:

    • A significant facilitatory effect of gender marking was observed in both experiments.
    • Preceding gender-marked articles (masculine/feminine) enhanced spoken noun recognition.
    • The effect was robust across different experimental paradigms.

    Conclusions:

    • Grammatical gender marking plays a crucial role in spoken word recognition.
    • This facilitatory effect suggests efficient integration of grammatical and lexical information.
    • The findings contribute to understanding the interplay between syntax and lexical access in language comprehension.