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how do language processes fundamentally differ from comprehension processes (Griffin and Ferreira, 2006)

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People typically recognise words in their native language quickly, the same words require an intention to speak

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what are the 3 steps of language production (Griffin and Ferreira, 2006)

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-Conceptualisation- deciding what to express
-Formulation- deciding how to express it
-Articulation- expressing it

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what does an utterance consist of (Griffin and Ferreira, 2006)

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one or more words, spoken together under a single intonational contour

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how does generating a language begin (Griffin and Ferreira, 2006)

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specifying its semantic and pragmatic properties

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what is the process of conceptualisation (Griffin and Ferreira, 2006)

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-A speaker decides upon intention or some content to express
-Then encodes the situational constraints on how the content may be expressed

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what are the properties of conceptualisation? (Griffin and Ferreira, 2006)

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pre-linguistic and language neutral

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what is formulation divided into? (Griffin and Ferreira, 2006)

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a word selection stage and a sound processing stage

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what is the word selection stage of formulation (Griffin and Ferreira, 2006)

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selecting a word in one’s vocabulary based on its correspondence to semantic and pragmatic specifications

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what is the appropriate representation of a meaning called? (Griffin and Ferreira, 2006)

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lemma, lexical representation, or a word

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what is sound processing (Griffin and Ferreira, 2006)

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constructing the phonological form of a selected word by retrieving its individual sounds and organising them into stressed and unstressed syllables

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what is articulation (Griffin and Ferreira, 2006)

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the execution of motor programs to pronounce the sounds of a word

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phonetics-

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the study and classification of speech sounds

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phonology-

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the branch of linguistics that studies how languages systematically organize their phones

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morphology-

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the study of the internal structure of words and how their parts, called morphemes, create meaning

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semantics-

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the study of meaning in language, including how words are combined to create meaning, and the relationships between words and sentences

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pragmatics-

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the study of language in context, and how meaning is constructed and conveyed through language

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lemma-

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the word you find in the dictionary

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lexeme-

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a unit of meaning, and can be more than one word (run is a lexeme including run, runs, ran, and running)

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lexicalisation-

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the process by which new words, phrases, or patterns are added to a language’s lexicon

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picture-word interference (PWI) task-

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a language processing paradigm that studies how long it takes to retrieve words. In this task, participants are shown a picture and a distractor word, either written or spoken, and are asked to name the picture while ignoring the distractor

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minimal pair-

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a pair of words that have the same sound structure except for one sound (example- key and tea)

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allophone-

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a phonetic variation of a phoneme, or a different pronunciation of the same sound, that doesn’t change the meaning of a word

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onomatopoeia-

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a word or a word-forming process that imitates or suggests the sound it describes

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what is the hierarchy of the structure of language

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  1. pragmatics-language in context
  2. semantics- meaning
  3. syntax- sentence structure
  4. morphology- word formation
  5. phonology- sound system
  6. phonetics- speech sounds
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what is phonetics concerned with
describing and classifying the speech sounds that occur in all of the world’s languages
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articulatory-
how speech sounds are produced
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acoustic-
the physical properties of sounds
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auditory-
how speech sounds are perceived
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what is phonology concerned with
the way speech sounds form systems in a given language
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phones-
the smallest unit of sound in speech that can be identified and transcribed (for example, the 'p' sound in pat)
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phonemes-
the smallest units of sound in a language that can distinguish meaning between words
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what determines the phonemes of a language
minimal pairs
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what is the Weaver++ model
computational model designed to explain how humans plan the production of spoken words
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Weaver ++ model self-monitoring means?
internal monitoring- evaluating the speech plan internally before it is spoken external monitoring- listening to one's own speech as it is being produced
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speech is automatic, meaning?
it’s impossible to think in the middle of a word, shall I say T or D
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is there more attention paid to speech production or comprehension?
comprehension
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what did Freud say caused speech errors
repressed thoughts
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what did Dell say caused speech errors
due to the complex nature of the language production system; speech errors are not random, they often exhibit systematic patterns
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anticipation-
speech error where a later sound or word is used earlier than intended (reading list - leading list)
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perseveration-
speech error, sound or word from a previous part of the sentence is repeated (tin can- tin tan)
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exchange-
speech error, two sounds or words are swapped (you have missed my history lectures- you have hissed my mistory lectures)
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shift-
speech error, moving a sound or word from one part of a sentence to another (she decides to eat it- she decide to eats it)
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addition-
speech error, Introducing an extra sound or word into the sentence (carefully- clarefully)
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Deletion-
speech error, leaving out a sound or word that should be in the sentence (inedible-edible)
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substitution-
speech error, replacing one sound or word with another (light- heavy)
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blend-
speech error, combining parts of two words into one (calm and stable- cable)
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from the 8 types of speech errors, what are the 2 processes?
retrieving the words- involves accessing the mental lexicon (essentially a mental dictionary) to select the correct words we want to us Constructing a Syntactic Frame- organizing the chosen words into a grammatically correct sentence structure
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from the 8 types of speech error, what are the 2 types of error?
word errors- occur during the word retrieval process, characterised by the selection of incorrect words sound errors- occur later in the process when sounds are assigned to the syntactic frame, involve swapping, inserting, or deleting sounds
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outline the 3 processes in Garrett's model of speech production
conceptualisation- functional level, speaker formulates their ideas and decides on the message they want to convey formulation- positional level, speaker selects the appropriate words and organizes them into a grammatically correct sentence articulation- sound level, converting the formulated sentence into actual spoken words
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what is lexicalisation
process of turning thoughts into spoken word
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what is the 2 stage retrieval process of lexicalisation
Lexical Selection- speaker retrieves the semantic (meaning) representation of a word Phonological Encoding- speaker retrieves the word's phonological form (how it sounds)
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what are the 2 different word substitution errors?
semantic errors- semantically related word used, for example cup instead of glass phonological errors- phonologically similar word used, for example historical mixed up with hysterical
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what is the evidence that phonological and semantic processes are separate
distinct semantic and phonological errors, concept of double dissociation, ToT state
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how does double dissociation support that phonological and semantic processes are separate?
some brain-damaged patients may struggle with lexical selection (semantic processing) but have intact phonological encoding, while others have the opposite pattern- lexical meaning and lexical form are distinct processes
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what is double dissociation?
two cognitive functions can be damaged independently of each other, indicating they rely on different brain regions
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what is tip of the tongue (ToT) state
a person is temporarily unable to retrieve a specific word, even though they feel it's just within reach - comes with partial information such as initial sound, number of syllables, or activation of phonologically related words
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how does ToT state support the 2 stage model of lexicalisation
in this state people have completed lexical selection, but can't complete phonological encoding, providing evidence that they are distinct
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what are the 2 theories of ToT
Blocking hypothesis, transmission deficit hypothesis
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what is the blocking hypothesis
ToT occurs as a person's retrieval process is "blocked" by a competing word or concept that is similar in meaning or sound to the target word
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what is the transmission deficit hypothesis
the semantic system is more robust than the phonetic system; as we age, links between the systems weaken, causing ToT
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which account of ToT does evidence favour?
transmission-deficit account
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evidence against blocking hypothesis
- If blocking is correct, then words with phonological neighbours (similar sounding words) should result in more ToTs - The opposite is true (Harley & Brown, 1998) - Presenting a phonological neighbour should increase blocking, but it reduces it (James & Burke, 2000- phonological neighbours act more like retrieval cues
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do bilinguals have more or less ToTs
Bilingual speakers have more ToTs- this may be as they have slightly weaker links between meaning and sound compared to monolingual speakers
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do dyslexic children have more or less ToTs
Dyslexic children have more ToTs- no difference recalling the semantic meaning but more errors at the phonological stage (Hanly & Vandenberg, 2010)
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what is anomic aphasia
- a type of aphasia that is generally considered less severe compared to other forms - individual struggles primarily with finding specific words - use of circumlocutions- talking around the word they can't retrieve - does not have a specific, well-defined area of brain damage associated with it
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what are the 2 types of anomia
Lexical-Semantic Anomia Phonological Anomia
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Lexical-Semantic Anomia-
- the meaning of the words is lost, affecting the lemma level - even though the word is known, the person cannot retrieve its meaning
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Phonological Anomia-
individual knows the meaning of the words but selects the wrong phonological form (sounds), affecting the lexeme level
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what is the debate surrounding whether lexicalisation is discrete or interactive?
- In discrete models, the stages of lexicalisation occur in a sequential, non-overlapping manner - In interactive models, the stages of lexicalisation influence each other; information can flow both ways
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what is cascaeded processing?
a type of interactive model where different stages of speech production can overlap and influence each other rather than occurring in a strictly sequential manner
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what is some evidence against discrete models
- Errors are not random, as discrete models might predict - Lexical bias- sound-level speech errors result in words more often than by chance
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does evidence favour discrete or interactive models?
In general, evidence largely in favour of a weakly interactive system
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what is subvocalisation
the silent, internal speech we engage in while reading or thinking
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Ashby & Clifton (2005):
certain words take longer to read silently than others. For example, "PUbliCAtion" (with 2 stressed syllables) takes longer to read silently than "experiment" (with 1 stressed syllable)
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Filik & Barber (2011):
inner speech during silent reading can reflect the reader’s regional accent
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what do people who stutter fixate on more
Individuals who stutter tend to fixate longer on words during silent reading that they typically stutter on when speaking
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what % of people who stutter also stuttered as children
34%
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what is the link between stuttering and dyslexia
50% of stutterers meet dyslexia criteria; implies a significant overlap between stuttering and dyslexia

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