Two experiments are reported which show that the pseudoword-to-base word consistency effect (Job, Peressotti Cusinato, 1998) is modulated by the position of the context-sensitive grapheme. Consistent pseudowords, such as GANDOLA, in which the pronunciation of the context-sensitive grapheme G is the same as in the base word GONDOLA (i.e. /g/) are read faster than inconsistent pseudowords such as GENDOLA, in which the context-sensitive grapheme G has the alternative pronunciation (i.e. /d£/). This effect was reduced when the context sensitive grapheme occurred in the middle or in the final portion of the string. The pattern is discussed within a dual-route framework of the reading process and three simulations with the Italian version of the DRC model are reported in which the amount of lexical contribution is varied.
Serial effects in reading: The case of the pseudoword-to-baseword consistency effect
PERESSOTTI, FRANCESCA;MULATTI, CLAUDIO;
2008
Abstract
Two experiments are reported which show that the pseudoword-to-base word consistency effect (Job, Peressotti Cusinato, 1998) is modulated by the position of the context-sensitive grapheme. Consistent pseudowords, such as GANDOLA, in which the pronunciation of the context-sensitive grapheme G is the same as in the base word GONDOLA (i.e. /g/) are read faster than inconsistent pseudowords such as GENDOLA, in which the context-sensitive grapheme G has the alternative pronunciation (i.e. /d£/). This effect was reduced when the context sensitive grapheme occurred in the middle or in the final portion of the string. The pattern is discussed within a dual-route framework of the reading process and three simulations with the Italian version of the DRC model are reported in which the amount of lexical contribution is varied.
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