The role of accentual pattern in early lexical representation

Article Abstract:

The interaction between prosodic and segmental aspects of infant representations for speech was studied using the head-turn paradigm. The study concluded that 11-month-old French infants without any explicit training maintained longer head turns in response to the familiar words, which suggest that they had a lexical representation sufficient for word.

Prosodic analysis (Linguistics), Language instruction, Heritage language education

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Word onset patterns and lexical stress in English

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Three studies that challenge theories of English phonology, which regard syllable onset patterns as irrelevant to the assignment of lexical stress, are discussed. These studies indicate that syllable weight, and consequently word stress is affected by onset as well as rime structure.

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Processing discourse roles in scripted narratives: the influences of context and world knowledge

Article Abstract:

Discourse context affects comprehension of a word in a text by facilitating lexical access. Two experiments conducted using eye-tracking measures to examine contextual influence on integration of role fillers in scripted narratives are discussed.

Narratives, Discourse analysis

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