The Effects of Word Frequency and Semantic Context on Visual Word Recognition: Evidence from Highly Proficient Korean L2 Learners

2020 ◽  
Vol 192 ◽  
pp. 459-494
Author(s):  
Woo-yeol Lim ◽  
Sun-jin Lee ◽  
Sun-young Lee ◽  
Hyeon-ae Jeon ◽  
Ki-chun Nam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Word Recognition ◽  
Word Frequency ◽  
Visual Word Recognition ◽  
Semantic Context ◽  
Visual Word ◽  
L2 Learners

The Effects of Frequency, Repetition and Stimulus Quality in Visual Word Recognition

1984 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 507-518 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dennis Norris
Keyword(s):  
Word Recognition ◽  
Lexical Decision ◽  
Word Frequency ◽  
Visual Word Recognition ◽  
Visual Word ◽  
Stimulus Quality ◽  
Verification Model

This paper describes a lexical decision experiment, which examined the relation between word frequency, repetition and stimulus quality. In contrast to earlier studies (Stanners, Jastrzembski and Westbrook, 1975; Becker and Killion, 1977), frequency and stimulus quality were found to interact. The implications of this result for models of word recognition are discussed within the framework of Becker's verification model.

Interactions of stimulus quality and semantic context on N400 in visual word recognition

2022 ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Yong Zhang ◽  
Min Xie ◽  
Youguo Chen ◽  
Rongmin Xiong ◽  
Change Yue ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Word Recognition ◽  
Visual Word Recognition ◽  
Visual Processing ◽  
Semantic Context ◽  
Event Related Potential ◽  
Visual Word ◽  
Stimulus Quality ◽  
Target Character ◽  
Cascaded Model ◽  
Target Probe

Abstract The joint effects of stimulus quality and semantic context in visual word recognition were examined with event-related potential (ERP) recordings. In one-character Chinese word recognition, we manipulated stimulus quality at two degradation levels (highly vs. slightly degraded) and semantic context at two priming levels (semantically related vs. unrelated). In a prime–target–probe trial flow, ERPs were recorded to the target character which was presented in either high or slight degradation and which was preceded by either a semantically related or unrelated prime character. The target character was then followed by a probe character which was either identical to or different from the target character. Subjects were instructed to make target–probe matching judgments. The ERP results demonstrated a degradation by priming interaction, with larger N400 semantic priming effects for slightly degraded targets. Moreover, the degradation effects were observed on the P200, N250, and N400. These findings provided evidence for the cascaded model of visual word recognition such that the visual processing cascaded into the semantic stage and thus interacted on the N400 amplitude. The results were compared to an earlier study with a null ERP degradation by priming interaction. The ramifications of these results for models of visual word recognition are discussed.

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