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Bilingual word recognition in a sentence context [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
This article provides an overview of bilingualism research on visual word recognition in isolation and in sentence context. Many studies investigating the processing of words out-of-context have shown that lexical representations from both languages are ...
Duyck, Wouter   +2 more
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Phonological similarity effects in Cantonese word recognition [PDF]

open access: yes, 1995
Two lexical decision experiments in Cantonese are described in which the recognition of spoken target words as a function of phonological similarity to a preceding prime is investigated.
Chen, H., Cutler, A.
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Automatic vigilance for negative words is categorical and general [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
With other factors controlled, negative words elicit slower lexical decisions and naming than positive words (Estes & Adelman, 2008; see record 2008-09984-001). Moreover, this marked difference in responding to negative words and to positive words (i.e.,
Adelman, James S., Estes, Zachary
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Is visual lexical decision a dynamic and competitive process? no, if we look at reaction times. yes, if we study how it unfolds in time [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Visual lexical decision is a classical paradigm in Psycholinguistic, and numerous studies have assessed a so-called "lexicality effect" (i.e., better performance with lexical over non-lexical stimuli). Far less is know relative to the dynamics of choice,
Barca, Laura, Pezzulo, Giovanni
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Integrative priming occurs rapidly and uncontrollably during lexical processing [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Lexical priming, whereby a prime word facilitates recognition of a related target word (e.g., nurse ? doctor), is typically attributed to association strength, semantic similarity, or compound familiarity.
Estes, Zachary, Jones, Lara L.
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Lexical decision tests for foreign language placement at the post-secondary level

open access: yesCanadian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2010
This study examines the use of a lexical decision test as a placement measure in a university Spanish foreign language program. Lexical decision tests measure word recognition and have been shown to correlate well with other language proficiency tests ...
Yvonne Lam
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Drifting through basic subprocesses of reading: A hierarchical diffusion model analysis of age effects on visual word recognition

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2016
Reading is one of the most popular leisure activities and it is routinely performed by most individuals even in old age. Successful reading enables older people to master and actively participate in everyday life and maintain functional independence. Yet,
Eva Froehlich   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

Age-of-acquisition effects in semantic processing tasks. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
In two experiments, we examined whether word age-of-acquisition (AoA) is a reliable predictor of processing times in semantic tasks. In the first task, participants were asked to say the first associate that came to mind when they saw a stimulus word ...
Brysbaert, Marc   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Assessing the usefulness of google books’ word frequencies for psycholinguistic research on word processing

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2011
In this Perspective Article we assess the usefulness of Google’s new word frequencies for word recognition research (lexical decision and word naming).
Marc eBrysbaert   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Acquired Surface Alexia in Spanish: A Case Report

open access: yesBehavioural Neurology, 2005
This paper reports a case study of acquired surface alexia in Spanish and discusses the most suitable tests to detect this syndrome in a writing system that is very regular for reading at the segmental and supra-segmental levels.
Aldo R. Ferreres   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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