The Role of Semantic Diversity in Word Recognition across Aging and Bilingualism
Frequency effects are pervasive in studies of language, with higher frequency words being recognized faster than lower frequency words. However, the exact nature of frequency effects has recently been questioned, with some studies finding that contextual information provides a better fit to lexical...
Main Authors: | Brendan eJohns, Christine Lynn Sheppard, Michael eJones, Vanessa eTaler |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2016-05-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Psychology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00703/full |
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