We exploit the phenomenon of cross-modal, cross-language activation to examine the
dynamics of language processing. Previous within-language work showed that seeing a …

Mayer and Trezek offer a rejoinder to an article by Scott, Dostal, and Lane-Outlaw in which
Scott et al. challenge the findings and conclusions of a literature review by Mayer and …

Scott, Dostal, and Lane-Outlaw challenge findings and conclusions from a literature review
by Mayer and Trezek regarding the literacy achievement of deaf children who are educated …

This study set out to investigate whether the 'phonological onset preference effect'often
reported in adult studies using the visual world task (ie, increased attention to an object that …

Although spoken language nominal typology has been subject to much scrutiny, research
on signed language nominal word order typology is still a burgeoning field. Yet, the structure …

Research has found that deaf readers unconsciously activate sign translations of written
words while reading. However, the ways in which different sign phonological parameters …

Bilinguals activate both of their languages as they process written words, regardless of
modality (spoken or signed); these effects have primarily been documented in single word …

The study of phonological proximity makes it possible to establish a basis for future decision-
making in the treatment of sign languages. Knowing how close a set of signs are allows the …

Spoken word recognition is central to language, as words link sound, articulation, and
spelling to meaning and syntax. Decades of work has yielded consensus that the …

Visual world studies show that upon hearing a word in a target-absent visual context
containing related and unrelated items, toddlers and adults briefly direct their gaze toward …