Phonotactics and syllable stress: Implications for the processing of spoken nonsense words

Author(s): Luce, P. A., CharlesLuce, J., Kemmerer, D.

Journal/Book: Lang Speech. 1997; 40: 43, Derwent Rd, Whitton, Twickenham, Middlesex, England TW2 7HQ. Kingston Press Services Ltd. 47-62.

Abstract: Two experiments using bisyllabic CVCCVC nonsense words that Varied in phonotactic probability and stress placement were conducted to examine the influences of phonotactic and metrical information on spoken word recognition. Experiment 1 examined participants' intuitions about the phonological ''goodness'' of nonsense words. Experiment 2 examined processing times for the same stimuli in a speeded auditory repetition task. The results of both studies provide further evidence that the phonotactic configuration and stress placement of spoken stimuli have important implications for the representation and processing of spoken words.

Note: Article Vitevitch MS, SUNY Buffalo, Dept Psychol, Language Percept Lab, Buffalo,NY 14260 USA

Keyword(s): phonotactics; syllable stress; word recognition; INFANTS SENSITIVITY; NATIVE LANGUAGE; LEXICAL ACCESS; PATTERNS; SEGMENTATION; MODEL

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