title: Perceptual fluency and lexical access for function versus content words.
abstract: By examining single-word reading times (in full sentences read for meaning), we show that (1) function words are accessed faster than content words, independent of perceptual characteristics; (2) previous failures to show this involved problems of frequency range and task used; and (3) these differences in lexical access are related to perceptual fluency. We relate these findings to issues in the literature on event-related potentials (ERPs) and neurolinguistics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, L2S 3A1, Canada sid.segalowitz@brocku.ca korrilane@yahoo.com http://www.psyc.brocku.ca/people/segalowitz.htm.
authors.forename: Sidney J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Segalowitz
authors.forename: Korri
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lane