Behavioural evidence for segments as subordinate units in Chinese spoken word production: The form-preparation paradigm revisited.

ABSTRACT: It is widely acknowledged that phonemic segments are primary phonological units, processed serially, in spoken word production of Germanic languages. However, evidence for a behavioural effect of single-segment overlap on Chinese spoken word production is lacking. The current study adopted the form-preparation paradigm to investigate the effects of segment predictability and segment repetition separately, which were mixed in previous studies. Native Mandarin Chinese speakers named pictures in the following conditions: predictable, unpredictable, and no segment repetition. Different positions in words (i.e., the onset and the rhyme) were examined at the same time. Results revealed a facilitation effect of onset predictability masked by an inhibition tendency of onset repetition, indicating

SUBMITTER: Wang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6880989 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature