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Evidence for the Modulation of Sub-Lexical Processing in Go No-Go Naming: The Elimination of the Frequency × Regularity Interaction

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The Frequency (high vs. low) × Regularity (regular vs. exception) interaction found on naming response times is often taken as evidence for parallel processing of sub-lexical and lexical systems. Using a Go/No-go naming task, we investigated the effect of nonword versus pseudohomophone foils on sub-lexical processing and the subsequent Frequency × Regularity interaction. We ran two experiments: (1) a Go/No-go naming task with nonword foils (e.g., bint) and (2) a Go/No-go naming task with pseudohomophone foils (e.g., pynt). Experiment 1 replicated the Frequency × Regularity interaction on naming response times supporting the notion of parallel sub-lexical and lexical processing. Experiment 2 eliminated the Frequency × Regularity interaction providing evidence for the modulation of sub-lexical information. These results indicate that using pseudohomophones in the Go/No-go naming task minimized information provided from sub-lexical processing and maximized information provided from the lexical system.

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  1. Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, 2-70 Corbett Hall, 8205 114 St., Edmonton, AB, T6G 2G4, Canada

    Jacqueline Cummine, Josee Amyotte & Brea Chouinard

  2. Department of Linguistics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada

    Brent Pancheshen

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Cummine, J., Amyotte, J., Pancheshen, B. et al. Evidence for the Modulation of Sub-Lexical Processing in Go No-Go Naming: The Elimination of the Frequency × Regularity Interaction. J Psycholinguist Res 40, 367 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10936-011-9174-2

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