Planning and articulation in incremental word production: Syllable-frequency effects in English.

Cholin, Joana; Dell, Gary S.; Levelt, Willem J. M.

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“…Lexical access is assumed to 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 4 consist of lexical selection and word-form encoding, which is further divided into morphological, phonological, and phonetic encoding (Levelt et al, 1999). All of these stages have been shown to be sensitive to frequency (e.g., Cholin, Dell, & Levelt, 2011;Jescheniak & Levelt, 1994;Piai, Roelofs, & van der Meij, 2012;Roelofs, 1998;Strijkers et al, 2010). Lexical access takes place between about 200 ms post picture-onset and about 145 ms before articulation onset (Indefrey, 2011;Indefrey & Levelt, 2004).…”

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Oscillatory brain responses in spoken word production reflect lexical frequency and sentential constraint

2014

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Two fundamental factors affecting the speed of spoken word production are lexical frequency and sentential constraint, but little is known about their timing and electrophysiological basis. In the present study, we investigated event-related potentials (ERPs) and oscillatory brain responses induced by these factors, using a task in which participants named pictures after reading sentences.Sentence contexts were either constraining or nonconstraining towards the final word, which was presented as a picture. Picture names varied in their frequency of occurrence in the language.Naming latencies and electrophysiological responses were examined as a function of context and lexical frequency. Lexical frequency is an index of our cumulative learning experience with words, so lexical-frequency effects most likely reflect access to memory representations for words. Pictures were named faster with constraining than nonconstraining contexts. Associated with this effect, starting around 400 ms pre-picture presentation, oscillatory power between 8-30 Hz was lower for constraining relative to nonconstraining contexts. Furthermore, pictures were named faster with high-frequency than low-frequency names, but only for nonconstraining contexts, suggesting differential ease of memory access as a function of sentential context. Associated with the lexicalfrequency effect, starting around 500 ms pre-picture presentation, oscillatory power between 4-10 Hz was higher for high-frequency than for low-frequency names, but only for constraining contexts.Our results characterise electrophysiological responses associated with lexical frequency and sentential constraint in spoken word production, and point to new avenues for studying these fundamental factors in language production.

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Oscillatory brain responses in spoken word production reflect lexical frequency and sentential constraint

2014

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“…(1997) Memory andLanguage. 46, 57-84. doi: 10.1006/jmla.2001 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 where "grand" /gRã/ "avion" /avjõ/ is produced /grɑ.tavjɔ/) and picture 1.b illustrates a two-word phonologically neutral condition (grand livre-big book, /gRã.livR/).…”

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“…Nevertheless, many investigations converge on the span of encoding extending over the initial word, at least in adjectival noun-phrases with prenominal adjectives (Costa & Caramazza, 2002;Damian & Dumay, 2007;Dumay, Damian, Stadthagen-Gonzalez, & Perez, 2009;Schnur et al, 2006). At the interface with the phonetic level, some studies reported syllabic length effect in picture naming tasks with longer naming latencies for words of two syllables relative to one (Santiago, MacKay, Palma & Rho, 2000) and frequency effects for both the first and second syllable of a bisyllabic word (Cholin, Dell & Levelt, 2011) which suggests a span of encoding extending the initial syllable.…”

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Contextual phonological errors and omission of obligatory liaison as a window into a reduced span of phonological encoding

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“…Intermediate, partially prosodified representations are stored in a phonological buffer until all segments are inserted. Once the word is prosodified, corresponding syllable motor plans are accessed, either by retrieving precompiled syllable-sized motor plans for frequent syllables or by assembling segment-sized motor plans for infrequent syllables (Cholin, Dell, & Levelt, 2011;Levelt & Wheeldon, 1994). Articulation may begin as soon as the first syllable motor plan is available (Meyer, Roelofs, & Levelt, 2003), or it may be delayed until all motor plans for the word are ready (Levelt & Wheeldon, 1994), in which case preceding motor plans are temporarily stored in an articulatory buffer (Meyer et al, 2003;Rogers & Storkel, 1999).…”

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Phonological encoding in apraxia of speech and aphasia

2013

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Background: Apraxia of speech (AOS) is considered a speech motor planning/programming disorder. While it is possible that co-occurring phonological impairments exist, the speech motor planning/programming deficit often makes it difficult to assess the phonological encoding stage directly. Studies using online methods have suggested that activation of phonological information may be protracted in AOS. Aims: The present study was designed to investigate the integrity of the phonological encoding stage in AOS and aphasia. We tested two specific hypotheses, the Frame Hypothesis and the Segment Hypothesis. According to the Frame Hypothesis, speakers with AOS have an impairment in retrieving metrical frames (e.g., number of syllables); according to the Segment Hypothesis, speakers with AOS have an impairment in retrieving segments (e.g., consonants). Methods & Procedures: Four individuals with AOS and varying degrees of aphasia, two speakers with aphasia, and 13 age-matched control speakers completed an online priming task in which participants name pictures in sets that do or do not share number of syllables (e.g., balcony-coconut-signature vs. balcony-carrot-sock), the initial consonant (e.g., carpenter-castle-cage vs. carpenter-beaver-sun), or both (e.g., boomerang-butterflybicycle vs. boomerang-sausage-cat). Error rates and reaction times were measured. Outcomes & Results: Data for controls replicated previous literature. Reaction time data supported the Segment Hypothesis for speakers with AOS and for one speaker with aphasia without AOS, with no differences in pattern from controls for the other speaker with aphasia without AOS. Conclusions: These results suggest that speakers with AOS may also have difficulties at the phonological encoding stage. Theoretical and clinical implications of these findings are discussed.

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Planning and articulation in incremental word production: Syllable-frequency effects in English.

Cited by 52 publications

References 72 publications

Oscillatory brain responses in spoken word production reflect lexical frequency and sentential constraint

Oscillatory brain responses in spoken word production reflect lexical frequency and sentential constraint

Contextual phonological errors and omission of obligatory liaison as a window into a reduced span of phonological encoding

Phonological encoding in apraxia of speech and aphasia

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