Word frequency modulates the Basic Orthographic Syllabic Structure (BOSS) effect in English polysyllable word recognition

Language and Cognitive Processes

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 58-82

  Chen, Hsin Chin ^a   Vaid, Jyotsna ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LINGUISTICS; MALE; PHONETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; RELIABILITY; RESEARCH; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORD RECOGNITION;

EID: 33847665229     PISSN: 01690965     EISSN: 14640732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01690960500372717     Document Type: Article

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