Activation of words with phonological overlap

Multiple lexical representations overlapping with the input (cohort neighbors) are temporarily activated in the listener’s mental lexicon when speech unfolds in time. Activation for cohort neighbors appears to rapidly decline as soon as there is mismatch with the input. However, it is a matter of de...

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Main Authors: Claudia K. Friedrich, Verena eFelder, Aditi eLahiri, Carsten eEulitz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00556/full