title: Where to look for American Sign Language (ASL) sublexical structure in the visual world: Reply to Salverda (2016).
abstract: In this reply to Salverda (2016), we address a critique of the claims made in our recent study of real-time processing of American Sign Language (ASL) signs using a novel visual world eye-tracking paradigm (Lieberman, Borovsky, Hatrak, & Mayberry, 2015). Salverda asserts that our data do not support our conclusion that native signers and late-learning signers show variable patterns of activation in the presence of phonological competitors. We provide a logical rationale for our study design and present a reanalysis of our data using a modified time window, providing additional evidence for our claim. We maintain that target fixation patterns provide an important window into real-time processing of sign language. We conclude that the use of eye-tracking methods to study real-time processing in a visually perceived language such as ASL is a promising avenue for further exploration. (PsycINFO Database Record
authors.affiliation: School of Education, Boston University.
authors.forename: Amy M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Lieberman
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Florida State University.
authors.forename: Arielle
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Borovsky
authors.affiliation: Department of Linguistics, University of California, San Diego.
authors.forename: Marla
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hatrak
authors.affiliation: Department of Linguistics, University of California, San Diego.
authors.forename: Rachel I
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: Mayberry
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D007858:Learning; D008037:Linguistics; D012813:Sign Language; D013998:Time Perception; D014481:United States