scholarly journals Determinants of lexical access in speech production: Role of word frequency and age of acquisition

2006 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 999-1010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernando Cuetos ◽  
Bernardo Alvarez ◽  
María González-Nosti ◽  
Alain Méot ◽  
Patrick Bonin
Keyword(s):  
Speech Production ◽  
Word Frequency ◽  
Lexical Access ◽  
Age Of Acquisition

Gesture, Speech, and Lexical Access: The Role of Lexical Movements in Speech Production

1996 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 226-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frances H. Rauscher ◽  
Robert M. Krauss ◽  
Yihsiu Chen
Keyword(s):  
Speech Production ◽  
Lexical Access

scholarly journals Age of word acquisition effects in treatment of children with phonological delays

2011 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 121-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
JUDITH A. GIERUT ◽  
MICHELE L. MORRISETTE
Keyword(s):  
Language Acquisition ◽  
Experimental Design ◽  
Word Frequency ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Age Of Acquisition ◽  
Multiple Baseline ◽  
Single Subject ◽  
Phonological Learning ◽  
Word Acquisition

ABSTRACTThe effects of the age of acquisition (AoA) of words were examined in the clinical treatment of 10 preschool children with phonological delays. Using a single-subject multiple-baseline experimental design, children were enrolled in one of four conditions that varied the AoA of the treated words (early vs. late acquired) relative to their corresponding word frequency (high vs. low frequency). Phonological generalization to treated and untreated sounds in error served as the dependent variable. Results showed that late acquired words induced greater generalization, with an effect size four times greater than early acquired words, whereas the effects of word frequency were minimized. Results are discussed relative to hypotheses about the role of AoA in language acquisition and the relevance of this variable for phonological learning.

scholarly journals Carpet or cárcel: the effect of age of acquisition and language mode on bilingual lexical access

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cameron Brick
Keyword(s):  
Second Language Acquisition ◽  
Lexical Access ◽  
Language Processing ◽  
Cohort Effect ◽  
Age Of Acquisition ◽  
Lexical Competition ◽  
Eye Fixations ◽  
Effect Of Age ◽  
Spanish Cohort

Lexical access was examined in English-Spanish bilinguals by monitoring eye fixations on target and lexical competitors as participants followed spoken instructions in English to click on one of the objects presented on a computer (e.g., ‘Click on the beans’). Within-language lexical competitors had a phoneme onset in English that was shared with the target (e.g., ‘beetle’). Between-language lexical competitors had a phoneme onset in Spanish that was shared with the target (‘bigote’, ‘mustache’ in English). Participant groups varied in their age-of-acquisition of English and Spanish, and were examined in one of three language modes (Grosjean, 1998, 2001). A strong within- language (English) lexical competition (or cohort effect) was modulated by language mode and age of second language acquisition. A weaker between-language (Spanish) cohort effect was influenced primarily by the age-of-acquisition of Spanish. These results highlight the role of age-of- acquisition and mode in language processing. They are discussed in comparison to previous studies addressing the role of these two variables and in terms of existing models of bilingual word recognition.Canseco-Gonzalez, E., Brehm, L., Brick, C., Brown-Schmidt, S., Fischer, K., & Wagner, K. (2010). Carpet or cárcel: the effect of age of acquisition and language mode on bilingual lexical access. Language and Cognitive Processes, 25(5), 669-705. doi.org/10.1080/01690960903474912

Age of acquisition and speech production in L2

2003 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
KATHERINE W. HIRSH ◽  
CATRIONA M. MORRISON ◽  
SILVIA GASET ◽  
EVA CARNICER
Keyword(s):  
Speech Production ◽  
Picture Naming ◽  
Critical Period ◽  
Age Of Acquisition ◽  
Naming Speed ◽  
Large Set ◽  
Relative Order ◽  
Naming Performance ◽  
Late Bilinguals

We explored the role of age of acquisition in picture naming with a group of unbalanced, late bilinguals and a group of monolinguals. We hypothesised that we would find effects of L2 age of acquisition on L2 picture naming performance in late bilinguals if the age of acquisition effects we and others have found in L1 picture naming are not limited to language capabilities acquired early in the lifespan. In Experiment 1, late bilingual Spanish–English participants named a large set of pictures in their L2 (English). The most important predictor of naming ability was L2 age of acquisition. In Experiment 2, monolingual English participants named the same pictures. Naming speed was predicted by L1 age of acquisition. Hence speed of picture naming in a given language was predicted by age of acquisition values for that language, that is, L2 values predicted L2 performance (Experiment 1) and L1 values predicted L1 performance (Experiment 2). On the basis of these results we conclude that age of acquisition effects are not restricted to items learned before any putative critical period, but should be observed for items learned at any age. That is, age of acquisition effects are more likely to be due to the relative order in which items are acquired within a language.

scholarly journals The Role of Context on Age of Acquisition Effect

2018 ◽  
pp. 19-48
Author(s):  
Ilhan Raman
Keyword(s):  
Word Frequency ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
Age Of Acquisition ◽  
Word Naming ◽  
Frequency Effect ◽  
Strategic Control ◽  
Word Frequency Effect ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Transparent Orthography

Processes involved in converting print to sound are reported to be flexible and under the strategic control of skilled readers even in transparent orthographies. In this respect, word frequency effect, regularity, and lexicality have been the topic of much research and debate in understanding how context is involved in the emergence of strategies. However, whether age of acquisition (AoA) effects are influenced by context and under the strategic control of readers have yet to be established. A series of single-word naming experiments addresses this issue and examines the role of filler type critically manipulated on lexicality, frequency, and imageability on the size of AoA effect in word naming in an entirely transparent orthography. Overall, results, which are discussed within the current theoretical frameworks, suggest that context plays a significant role on AoA.

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