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| Ambiguity | 1 |
| Language Processing | 1 |
| Language Research | 1 |
| Listening Comprehension | 1 |
| Phonemes | 1 |
| Psycholinguistics | 1 |
| Reaction Time | 1 |
| Verbal Learning | 1 |
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| Journal of Verbal Learning… | 1 |
Author
| Dell, Gary S. | 1 |
| Newman, Jean E. | 1 |
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Newman, Jean E.; Dell, Gary S. – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1978
The results of two experiments indicate that the two phonological properties of a word, its initial phoneme and length, strongly influence the latency to detect a target phoneme which begins the following word. Studies showing increased detection latencies following ambiguity are analyzed. (SW)
Descriptors: Ambiguity, Language Processing, Language Research, Listening Comprehension
