Syllable Effects in a Fragment Detection Task in Italian Listeners
In the line of the monitoring studies initiated by Mehler et al. (1981), a group of Italian listeners were asked to detect auditory CV and CVC targets in carrier words beginning with a CV, a CVC or a CVG (G = geminate) syllable with variable initial syllable stress. By slowing participants reaction...
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| description | In the line of the monitoring studies initiated by Mehler et al. (1981), a group of Italian listeners were asked to detect auditory CV and CVC targets in carrier words beginning with a CV, a CVC or a CVG (G = geminate) syllable with variable initial syllable stress. By slowing participants reaction times, using both catch and foil trials, a syllable effect was found, partially modulated by participants’ speed but not by stress location. When catch trials were removed in a second experiment the syllable effect was not observed, even if reaction times were similar to that of the first experiment. We discuss these data in relation to the language transparency hypothesis and the nature of the pivotal consonant. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3c0cd6545bff4097ba3b42859f9cdffb2022-12-21T19:03:53ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782012-05-01310.3389/fpsyg.2012.0014021048Syllable Effects in a Fragment Detection Task in Italian ListenersCaroline eFloccia0Jeremy eGoslin1Regine eKolinsky2Regine eKolinsky3José Junça De Morais4University of PlymouthUniversity of PlymouthUniversite Libre de BruxellesFonds de la Recherche Scientifique, FRS-FNRSUniversite Libre de BruxellesIn the line of the monitoring studies initiated by Mehler et al. (1981), a group of Italian listeners were asked to detect auditory CV and CVC targets in carrier words beginning with a CV, a CVC or a CVG (G = geminate) syllable with variable initial syllable stress. By slowing participants reaction times, using both catch and foil trials, a syllable effect was found, partially modulated by participants’ speed but not by stress location. When catch trials were removed in a second experiment the syllable effect was not observed, even if reaction times were similar to that of the first experiment. We discuss these data in relation to the language transparency hypothesis and the nature of the pivotal consonant.http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00140/fullprelexical processingsyllablelexical accessspoken word recognitionItaliansyllable-timed languages |
| spellingShingle | Caroline eFloccia Jeremy eGoslin Regine eKolinsky Regine eKolinsky José Junça De Morais Syllable Effects in a Fragment Detection Task in Italian Listeners Frontiers in Psychology prelexical processing syllable lexical access spoken word recognition Italian syllable-timed languages |
| title | Syllable Effects in a Fragment Detection Task in Italian Listeners |
| title_full | Syllable Effects in a Fragment Detection Task in Italian Listeners |
| title_fullStr | Syllable Effects in a Fragment Detection Task in Italian Listeners |
| title_full_unstemmed | Syllable Effects in a Fragment Detection Task in Italian Listeners |
| title_short | Syllable Effects in a Fragment Detection Task in Italian Listeners |
| title_sort | syllable effects in a fragment detection task in italian listeners |
| topic | prelexical processing syllable lexical access spoken word recognition Italian syllable-timed languages |
| url | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00140/full |
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