Picture-naming agreement in monolingulas and biliguals

1994 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 177-193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith P. Goggin ◽  
Patricia Estrada ◽  
Ronald P. Villarreal
Keyword(s):  
Word Frequency ◽  
Picture Naming ◽  
Word Length ◽  
Age Of Acquisition ◽  
Language Skill ◽  
Frequency Word ◽  
Line Drawings ◽  
Name Agreement ◽  
The Relationship

ABSTRACTName agreement in Spanish and English in response to 264 pictures was assessed in monolinguals and in bilinguals, who varied in rated skill in the two languages. Most of the pictures were adapted from a standardized set of line drawings of common objects (Snodgrass & Vanderwart, 1980). Name agreement decreased as language skill decreased, and agreement was lower when labels were given in Spanish rather than in English. The relationship between name agreement and word frequency, word length, and (in the case of English) age of acquisition was assessed; both word frequency and word length were found to be related to agreement. Modal responses given by monolingual subjects were nearly identical in the two languages, and the types of non-modal responses were affected by both naming language and language skill.

scholarly journals Do children acquire dense neighborhoods? An investigation of similarity neighborhoods in lexical acquisition

2004 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 201-221 ◽  
Author(s):  
HOLLY L. STORKEL
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Word Frequency ◽  
Word Length ◽  
Age Of Acquisition ◽  
Parent Report ◽  
Neighborhood Density ◽  
Lexical Acquisition ◽  
Frequency Word ◽  
Similar Word ◽  
Word Forms

This study tests the claim that children acquire collections of phonologically similar word forms, namely, dense neighborhoods. Age of acquisition (AoA) norms were obtained from two databases: parent report of infant and toddler production and adult self-ratings of AoA. Neighborhood density, word frequency, word length, Density×Frequency and Density×Length were analyzed as potential predictors of AoA using linear regression. Early acquired words were higher in density, higher in word frequency, and shorter in length than late acquired words. Significant interactions provided evidence that the lexical factors predicting AoA varied, depending on the type of word being learned. The implication of these findings for lexical acquisition and language learning are discussed.

Lexical Access Problems Lead to Disfluencies in Speech

2010 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
pp. 169-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert J. Hartsuiker ◽  
Lies Notebaert
Keyword(s):  
Lexical Access ◽  
Picture Naming ◽  
Language Production ◽  
Line Drawings ◽  
Name Agreement ◽  
Access Problems ◽  
Agreement Condition

A picture naming experiment in Dutch tested whether disfluencies in speech can arise from difficulties in lexical access. Speakers described networks consisting of line drawings and paths connecting these drawings, and we manipulated picture name agreement. Consistent with our hypothesis, there were more pauses and more self-corrections in the low name agreement condition than the high name agreement condition, but there was no effect on repetitions. We also considered determiner frequency. There were more self-corrections and more repetitions when the picture name required the less frequent (neuter-gender) determiner “het” than the more frequent (common-gender) determiner “de”. These data suggest that difficulties in distinct stages of language production result in distinct patterns of disfluencies.

Age of Acquisition Norms for a Large Set of Object Names and Their Relation to Adult Estimates and Other Variables

1997 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 528-559 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catriona M. Morrison ◽  
Tameron D. Chappell ◽  
Andrew W. Ellis
Keyword(s):  
Word Learning ◽  
Processing Speed ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Lexical Processing ◽  
Objective Measure ◽  
Age Of Acquisition ◽  
Large Set ◽  
Name Agreement ◽  
Object Familiarity ◽  
The Relationship

Studies of lexical processing have relied heavily on adult ratings of word learning age or age of acquisition, which have been shown to be strongly predictive of processing speed. This study reports a set of objective norms derived in a large-scale study of British children's naming of 297 pictured objects (including 232 from the Snodgrass & Vanderwart, 1980, set). In addition, data were obtained on measures of rated age of acquisition, rated frequency, imageability, object familiarity, picture-name agreement, and name agreement. We discuss the relationship between the objective measure and adult ratings of word learning age. Objective measures should be used when available, but where not, our data suggest that adult ratings provide a reliable and valid measure of real word learning age.

scholarly journals IMABASE: A new set of 313 colourised line drawings standardised in French for name agreement, image agreement, conceptual familiarity, age-of-acquisition, and imageability

2020 ◽  
Vol 73 (11) ◽  
pp. 1862-1878
Author(s):  
Patrick Bonin ◽  
Bénédicte Poulin-Charronnat ◽  
Helle Lukowski Duplessy ◽  
Patrick Bard ◽  
Annie Vinter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Visual Complexity ◽  
Great Majority ◽  
Age Of Acquisition ◽  
Complexity Measures ◽  
Line Drawings ◽  
Image Agreement ◽  
Name Agreement ◽  
Supplementary Material ◽  
Pictorial Representations ◽  
Very High

We provide normative data for a new set of 313 colourised line drawings. The drawings were standardised on name agreement ( N = 60 participants), image agreement ( N = 34), conceptual familiarity ( N = 36), age of acquisition ( N = 35), and imageability ( N = 35). Objective visual complexity measures are given for the pictures, and objective word frequencies are provided for the modal names of the drawings. Reliability measures for the collected norms are very high. There are high levels of agreement between the names given by the participants and the drawings and comparative analyses indicate that the distribution of name agreement scores is very similar in both our own database and the MultiPic database (Duñabeitia et al., 2018). A novel “picture-choice task” used to assess name-image agreement ( N = 30) reveals that the great majority of the IMABASE pictures that are also present in MultiPic are rated as providing better pictorial representations of the corresponding concepts. Finally, most of the correlations are comparable with those reported in other normative studies on colourised drawings. The whole set of pictures is freely available from https://leadserv.u-bourgogne.fr/~lead/imabase/ and the norms are available as Supplementary Material.

scholarly journals Age of Acquisition, Ageing, and Verb Production: Normative and Experimental Data

2003 ◽  
Vol 56 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catriona M. Morrison ◽  
Katherine W. Hirsh ◽  
Geoffrey B. Duggan
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Multiple Regression ◽  
Word Frequency ◽  
Picture Naming ◽  
Significant Contribution ◽  
Lexical Processing ◽  
Age Of Acquisition ◽  
Naming Speed ◽  
Old Adults

Young and old adults were shown pictured or written verbs and asked to name them as quickly as possible. Simultaneous multiple regression was used to investigate which of a set of potential variables predicted naming speed. Age of acquisition was found to be an important predictor of naming speed in both young and old adults, and for both word and picture naming. Word frequency predicted picture-naming speed only in older adults and failed to make any significant contribution to word-naming speeds for either group of participants. The respective loci and roles of age of acquisition and frequency in lexical processing are discussed in the light of these findings.

Predicting second language listening functor comprehension probability with usage-based and embodiment approaches

2021 ◽  
pp. 136700692110008
Author(s):  
Allie Patterson
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Word Length ◽  
First Language ◽  
The Body ◽  
Frequency Word ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Second Language Listening ◽  
L2 Listening ◽  
Listening Task ◽  
The Relationship

Aims and Objectives: Embodiment is a major paradigm of first language (L1) research but has not yet been widely adopted in second language (L2) research. The main objective of this research was to find evidence for the effects of sensorimotor embodiment on L2 listening functor comprehension rates. Research Hypothesis: Frequency, word length, and Minkowski3 sensorimotor norms are significantly predictive of functor comprehension probability in an L2 listening task. Methodology: 129 Japanese participants were administered a paused transcription test that contained twelve target phrases. Data and analysis: Transcription of functors was the dependent variable. The independent variables were frequency, word length, and Minkowski3 sensorimotor ratings. These variables were analyzed with logit mixed-effects regressions. Findings/conclusions: Greater frequency, longer word length, and higher Minkowski3 ratings were found to facilitate comprehension and significantly increase the probability that a functor was transcribed. Frequency rates derived from spontaneous L1 oration and conversations were found to be significant, whereas frequency derived from written texts was not significant despite being from a much larger corpus. Originality: No L2 study has used Minkowski3 sensorimotor ratings to predict L2 performance. Minkowski3 ratings quantify the relationship between language and the body. Few researchers have yet to incorporate embodiment theories into models of L2 comprehension. Implications: Embodiment theories complement usage-based approaches and should be incorporated into existing L2 theories. Researchers should be aware of textual differences between corpora and choose corpora appropriate for their analyses.

Age of Acquisition, Word Frequency, and the Locus of Repetition Priming of Picture Naming

2001 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 350-375 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Barry ◽  
Katherine W. Hirsh ◽  
Robert A. Johnston ◽  
Catherine L. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Word Frequency ◽  
Repetition Priming ◽  
Picture Naming ◽  
Age Of Acquisition
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