title: Early use of orthographic information in spoken word recognition: Event-related potential evidence from the Korean language.
abstract: This study examines whether orthographic information is used during prelexical processes in spoken word recognition by investigating ERPs during spoken word processing for Korean words. Differential effects due to orthographic syllable neighborhood size and sound-to-spelling consistency on P200 and N320 were evaluated by recording ERPs from 42 participants during a lexical decision task. The results indicate that P200 was smaller for words whose orthographic syllable neighbors are large in number rather than those that are small. In addition, a word with a large orthographic syllable neighborhood elicited a smaller N320 effect than a word with a small orthographic syllable neighborhood only when the word had inconsistent sound-to-spelling mapping. The results provide support for the assumption that orthographic information is used early during the prelexical spoken word recognition process.
authors.affiliation: Multilingualism and Multiculturalism Research Center, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Youan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.affiliation: Department of English Education, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.
authors.forename: Sungmook
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Korea.
authors.forename: Yoonhyoung
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005072:Evoked Potentials, Auditory / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D011930:Reaction Time / Q000502:physiology; D021641:Recognition, Psychology / Q000502:physiology*; D013067:Speech Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: N320; Orthographic syllable neighborhood size; P200; Sound-to-spelling consistency; Spoken word recognition