Perceptual fluency and lexical access for function versus content words.
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.
Segalowitz
Sidney J
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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.
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