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Representational level matters for tone-word recognition: Evidence from form priming

Published:2023-10-24 Issue: Volume: Page:
ISSN:1747-0218
Container-title:Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology
language:en
Short-container-title:Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Author:

Yue Jinxing¹²^ORCID,Bastiaanse Roelien³,Howard David⁴,Alter Kai⁵⁶

Affiliation:

1. School of Management, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China

2. International Doctorate for Experimental Approaches to Language And Brain (IDEALAB), Newcastle University, University of Groningen, University of Potsdam, University of Trento and Macquarie University, Potsdam, Germany

3. University Medical Centre Groningen (UMCG), University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

4. School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

5. Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

6. University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK

Abstract

In a form priming experiment with a lexical decision task, we investigated whether the representational structure of lexical tone in lexical memory impacts spoken-word recognition in Mandarin. Target monosyllabic words were preceded by five types of primes: (1) the same real words (/lun4/-/lun4/), (2) real words with only tone contrasts (/lun2/-/lun4/), (3) unrelated real words (/pie3/-/lun4/), (4) pseudowords with only tone contrasts (*/lun3/-/lun4/), and (5) unrelated pseudowords (*/tai3/-/lun4/). We found a facilitation effect in target words with pseudoword primes that share the segmental syllable but contrast in tones (*/lun3/-/lun4/). Moreover, no evident form priming effect was observed in target words primed by real words with only tone contrasts (/lun2/-/lun4/). These results suggest that the recognition of a tone word is influenced by the representational level of tone accessed by the prime word. The distinctive priming patterns between real-word and pseudoword primes are best explained by the connectionist models of tone-word recognition, which assume a hierarchical representation of lexical tone.

Funder

Heilongjiang Provincial Social Science Foundation

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Physiology (medical),General Psychology,Experimental and Cognitive Psychology,General Medicine,Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology,Physiology

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/17470218231203615

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