Seeing a phrase “time and again” matters: the role of phrasal frequency in the processing of multiword sequences
Are speakers sensitive to the frequency with which phrases occur in language. The authors report an eye-tracking study that investigates this by examining the processing of multiword sequences that differ in phrasal frequency by native and proficient nonnative English speakers. Participants read sen...
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| author | Siyanova-Chanturia, Anna Conklin, Kathy van Heuven, Walter J.B. |
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| description | Are speakers sensitive to the frequency with which phrases occur in language. The authors report an eye-tracking study that investigates this by examining the processing of multiword sequences that differ in phrasal frequency by native and proficient nonnative English speakers. Participants read sentences containing 3-word binomial phrases (bride and groom) and their reversed forms (groom and bride), which are identical in syntax and meaning but that differ in phrasal frequency. Mixed-effects modeling revealed that native speakers and nonnative speakers, across a range of proficiencies, are sensitive to the frequency with which phrases occur in English. Results also indicate that native speakers and higher proficiency nonnatives are sensitive to whether a phrase occurs in a particular configuration (binomial vs. reversed) in English, highlighting the contribution of entrenchment of a particular phrase in memory. |
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| spelling | nottingham-289062020-05-04T20:23:19Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/28906/ Seeing a phrase “time and again” matters: the role of phrasal frequency in the processing of multiword sequences Siyanova-Chanturia, Anna Conklin, Kathy van Heuven, Walter J.B. Are speakers sensitive to the frequency with which phrases occur in language. The authors report an eye-tracking study that investigates this by examining the processing of multiword sequences that differ in phrasal frequency by native and proficient nonnative English speakers. Participants read sentences containing 3-word binomial phrases (bride and groom) and their reversed forms (groom and bride), which are identical in syntax and meaning but that differ in phrasal frequency. Mixed-effects modeling revealed that native speakers and nonnative speakers, across a range of proficiencies, are sensitive to the frequency with which phrases occur in English. Results also indicate that native speakers and higher proficiency nonnatives are sensitive to whether a phrase occurs in a particular configuration (binomial vs. reversed) in English, highlighting the contribution of entrenchment of a particular phrase in memory. American Psychological Association 2011-05 Article PeerReviewed Siyanova-Chanturia, Anna, Conklin, Kathy and van Heuven, Walter J.B. (2011) Seeing a phrase “time and again” matters: the role of phrasal frequency in the processing of multiword sequences. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory and Cognition, 37 (3). pp. 776-784. ISSN 0278-7393 multiword sequences phrasal frequency mental lexicon eye-tracking bilinguals http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/xlm/37/3/776/ doi:10.1037/a0022531 doi:10.1037/a0022531 |
| spellingShingle | multiword sequences phrasal frequency mental lexicon eye-tracking bilinguals Siyanova-Chanturia, Anna Conklin, Kathy van Heuven, Walter J.B. Seeing a phrase “time and again” matters: the role of phrasal frequency in the processing of multiword sequences |
| title | Seeing a phrase “time and again” matters: the role of phrasal frequency in the processing of multiword sequences |
| title_full | Seeing a phrase “time and again” matters: the role of phrasal frequency in the processing of multiword sequences |
| title_fullStr | Seeing a phrase “time and again” matters: the role of phrasal frequency in the processing of multiword sequences |
| title_full_unstemmed | Seeing a phrase “time and again” matters: the role of phrasal frequency in the processing of multiword sequences |
| title_short | Seeing a phrase “time and again” matters: the role of phrasal frequency in the processing of multiword sequences |
| title_sort | seeing a phrase “time and again” matters: the role of phrasal frequency in the processing of multiword sequences |
| topic | multiword sequences phrasal frequency mental lexicon eye-tracking bilinguals |
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