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The effect of probabilistic phonotactics on lexical acquisition
Storkel, Holly L. Rogers, Margaret A.
Storkel, Holly L.
Rogers, Margaret A.
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The effect of probabilistic phonotactics on lexical acquisition in typically developing children was examined to determine whether a lexical or sublexical level of language processing dominates lexical acquisition. Sixty-one normally achieving 7, 10, and 13 year-old children participated in a word learning task, involving non-words of varying probabilistic phonotactics. Non-words were presented in a lecture format and recognition memory was tested following a 7 minute filled delay. Results showed that 10 and 13 year-old children recognized more high probability non-words than low probability non-words. In contrast, 7 year-old
children showed no consistent effect of probabilistic phonotactics on lexical acquisition. These findings suggest that the sublexical level of processing dominates word learning during the initial phases in older children. This, in turn, raises
questions about the mental representations of words and the eOEect of phonological knowledge on lexical acquisition in young children. Implications of these findings for children with specific language impairment (SLI ) are discussed.
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This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics on 09 Jul 2009, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/026992000415859
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2000
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Language development, Phonology, School-age children
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Holly L. Storkel, Margaret A. Rogers (2000) The effect of probabilistic phonotactics on lexical acquisition, Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 14:6, 407-425, DOI:10.1080/026992000415859