Word order does not constrain phonological activation in single word production

2011 ◽  
Vol 23 (7) ◽  
pp. 837-842 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas Mädebach ◽  
Ekaterina Alekseeva ◽  
Jörg D. Jescheniak
Keyword(s):  
Word Order ◽  
Word Production ◽  
Single Word ◽  
Phonological Activation

Distinctions between two phonological output deficits

1994 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan E. Kohn ◽  
Katherine L. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Pattern ◽  
Word Production ◽  
Phonological Encoding ◽  
Single Word ◽  
Phonological Representations ◽  
Behavioral Features ◽  
Phonemic Representations ◽  
Two Stages ◽  
Phonological Activation ◽  
Phonological System

ABSTRACTTwo aphasics with a similar level of phonological production difficulty are compared to distinguish the properties of disruption to two stages in the phonological system for producing single words: activation of stored lexical-phonological representations versus construction of phonemic representations. A set of distinguishing behavioral features for breakdown at each stage is generated on the basis of a model of single word production. Important variables for analyzing output include: (a) the unit of phonological encoding (morpheme versus syllable), (b) the phonemic relationship between targets and responses, (c) the effects of target consonant-vowel (CV) structure, and (d) the level of pseudoword production. On a set of production tests, the expected behavioral pattern for impaired lexical-phonological activation was displayed by LW, while the expected behavioral pattern for impaired phonemic planning was displayed by CM.

A Word-Order Constraint in Single-Word Production?

2011 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 559-561 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicolas Dumay ◽  
Markus F. Damian
Keyword(s):  
Word Order ◽  
Word Production ◽  
Single Word ◽  
Order Constraint

Comprehension of Reversible Sentences in Specifically Language-Impaired Children

1990 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather K. J. van der Lely ◽  
Margaret Harris
Keyword(s):  
Word Order ◽  
Sentence Comprehension ◽  
Semantic Knowledge ◽  
Vocabulary Test ◽  
Single Word ◽  
Thematic Roles ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Language Impaired ◽  
Impaired Children ◽  
Very High

This study investigated comprehension of reversible sentences in specifically language-impaired (SLI) children. Two experiments, using different paradigms, were undertaken. In Experiment 1, 14 SLI children (aged 4:10–7:10) were compared with children matched on chronological age and language age (LA). Subjects acted out 36 semantically reversible sentences that varied in thematic content (transitives, locatives, and datives) and in the order of thematic roles (canonical and noncanonical). The SLI children performed at a significantly lower level than both control groups. In Experiment 2, the same sentences were presented using a picture-pointing task. A single word vocabulary test preceded the test sentences to assess semantic knowledge of the predicates. Sixteen SLI children were compared with language age controls. No significant differences were found between the performance of the two groups on the vocabulary test, and in general, the results of Experiment 2 supported those of Experiment 1. Analysis of individual children's error patterns identified qualitative differences between the SLI children and the LA controls. The majority of SLI children had a very high proportion of word order errors. The proportion of word order errors of the SLI children, unlike those of the LA controls, was unrelated to language age. These findings are considered in relation to the processes involved in sentence comprehension.

Word form retrieval in language production

2007 ◽  
pp. 470-488 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antje S. Meyer ◽  
Eva Belke
Keyword(s):  
Language Production ◽  
Knowledge Building ◽  
Word Production ◽  
Word Form ◽  
Lexical Selection ◽  
Single Word ◽  
Phonological Representations ◽  
Phonological Knowledge ◽  
Phonetic Code ◽  
Selection Of

Current models of word form retrieval converge on central assumptions. They all distinguish between morphological, phonological, and phonetic representations and processes; they all assume morphological and phonological decomposition, and agree on the main processing units at these levels. In addition, all current models of word form postulate the same basic retrieval mechanisms: activation and selection of units. Models of word production often distinguish between processes concerning the selection of a single word unit from the mental lexicon and the retrieval of the associated word form. This article explores lexical selection and word form retrieval in language production. Following the distinctions in linguistic theory, it discusses morphological encoding, phonological encoding, and phonetic encoding. The article also considers the representation of phonological knowledge, building of phonological representations, segmental retrieval, retrieval of metrical information, generating the phonetic code of words, and a model of word form retrieval.

scholarly journals Phonological activation of category coordinates in spoken word production: Evidence for cascaded processing in English but not in Mandarin

2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
pp. 835-860 ◽  
Author(s):  
QINGFANG ZHANG ◽  
XUEBING ZHU ◽  
MARKUS F. DAMIAN
Keyword(s):  
Spoken Word ◽  
Word Production ◽  
English Speakers ◽  
Word Form ◽  
Spoken Word Production ◽  
Mandarin Speakers ◽  
Target Languages ◽  
Mediated Priming ◽  
Phonological Activation ◽  
Recent Claim

ABSTRACTA central issue in spoken word production concerns how activation is transmitted from semantic to phonological levels. Recent evidence from studies of speakers of Western languages supports a cascaded view, according to which under certain circumstances, lexical candidates other than the target can activate their corresponding phonological properties. In the current study, we investigated possible differences between English and Mandarin speakers concerning the degree of cascadedness in the production system, based on the broader recent claim that properties of word form encoding might differ according to languages. With English speakers (Experiment 1), we found that when activation of targets and semantic competitors was boosted via a manipulation of semantic context, then concurrently presented “mediated” distractor words (which were phonologically related to a semantic competitor) generated interference. However, no such mediated priming was found in a parallel experiment with Chinese materials and Mandarin speakers (Experiment 2). These results suggest potential fundamental differences across the target languages in how activation is transmitted during lexical access.

A multi-functional approach to single-word usage

1977 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maris Monitz Rodgon ◽  
Wayne Jankowski ◽  
Lucias Alenskas
Keyword(s):  
Individual Differences ◽  
Language Acquisition ◽  
Functional Approach ◽  
Word Production ◽  
Developmental Changes ◽  
Single Word ◽  
Dimensional Approach ◽  
Word Usage ◽  
Child Interaction ◽  
Parent Child Interaction

ABSTRACTLanguage is conceptualized as a multi-dimensional entity which involves symbolic and cognitive aspects, communicative aspects, and structural-linguistic aspects, both syntactic and semantic. The child's task during acquisition is to become aware of, to understand, and to operate according to convention in these three spheres. Analysis of the single-word production of three children revealed developmental changes in the salience of the three aspects and individual differences in functional styles of language acquisition. Use of the multi-dimensional approach also revealed differences in the relations between language, overt action, and a child's tendency to talk about action. Many differences, particularly in communicative style, were related to differences in parent–child interaction.

Single Word Production in Nonfluent Progressive Aphasia

1998 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
pp. 226-273 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Croot ◽  
Karalyn Patterson ◽  
John R. Hodges
Keyword(s):  
Word Production ◽  
Single Word ◽  
Progressive Aphasia

scholarly journals Phonological Process in Toddlers’’ Single-Word Production: An Explorative Study of Alveolar Sounds in English

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 51-58
Author(s):  
Muhammad Ali Shahid ◽  
Ali Furqan Syed ◽  
Syed Kamran Ali Razi ◽  
Saira Sajid ◽  
Ijaz Hussain
Keyword(s):  
Word Production ◽  
Single Word ◽  
Phonological Process ◽  
International Phonetic Alphabet ◽  
Phonetic Transcription ◽  
Complicated Process ◽  
Length Data ◽  
Sound Patterns ◽  
Probabilistic Sample ◽  
Consonant Sounds

The production of phonological patterns is a very complicated process especially when alveolar consonant sounds are pronounced in International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). The toddlers ageing 2-3 years as well as the language handicaps find it more complicated to cope with this sound process. The present study on toddlers aims at investigating the alveolar consonant sounds in keeping with single word production. The Iowa Test of Consonant Perception by Jason Geller was implemented to investigate sound productions in the perspective of Substitution Process proposed by Burnthal and Rankson (2004). Non-probabilistic Sample of twenty-five toddlers was given 125 words; a five-word set to every toddler to pronounce repeating at least five times at the top of his voice the articulators at length. Data was collected by means of informants’ close observations. The comparison between the pronunciation of original words and that of produced words with their phonetic transcription provided evidence of the shift in alveolar sound patterns during the phonological process by the toddlers. The results implicated that the toddlers made good use of articulators with ease and without any special training. They simplified the complicated consonant sound patterns at their own convenience. The study will be equally beneficial for speech pathologists, linguistic scholars, and keen phonology learners. 

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