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Simon, Dylan Alexander; Lewis, Gwyneth; Marantz, Alec – Language and Cognitive Processes, 2012
We present an MEG study of homonym recognition in reading, identifying effects of a semantic measure of homonym ambiguity. This measure sheds light on two competing theories of lexical access: the "early access" theory, which entails that lexical access occurs at early (pre 200 ms) stages of processing; and the "late access" theory, which…
Descriptors: Semantics, Ambiguity (Semantics), Vocabulary, Word Recognition
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Newman, Randy Lynn; Jared, Debra; Haigh, Corinne A. – Language and Cognitive Processes, 2012
We used event-related brain potentials to clarify the role of phonology in activating the meanings of high-frequency words during skilled silent reading. Target homophones ("meet") in sentences such as "The students arranged to meet in the library to study" were replaced on some trials by either a high-frequency homophone mate…
Descriptors: Phonology, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Role, Diagnostic Tests