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Representation of Lexical Form
Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition
  • Conor T. McLennan, Cleveland State University
  • Paul A. Luce, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
  • Jan Charles_Luce, Univesity at Buffalo, The State University of New York
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-1-2003
Abstract

The authors attempted to determine whether surface representations of spoken words are mapped onto underlying, abstract representations. In particular, they tested the hypothesis that flaps—neutralized allophones of intervocalic /t/s and /d/s—are mapped onto their underlying phonemic counterparts. In 6 repetition priming experiments, participants responded to stimuli in 2 blocks of trials. Stimuli in the 1st block served as primes and those in the 2nd as targets. Primes and targets consisted of English words containing intervocalic /t/s and /d/s that, when produced casually, were flapped. In all 6 experiments, reaction times to target items were measured as a function of prime type. The results provide evidence for both surface and underlying form-based representations.

DOI
10.1037/0278-7393.29.4.539
Version
Postprint
Citation Information
McLennan, C. T., Luce, P. A., & Charles-Luce, J. (2003). Representation of lexical form. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 29(4), 539-553. doi:10.1037/0278-7393.29.4.539