Ending the reading wars: Reading acquisition from novice to expert
There is intense public interest in questions surrounding how children learn to read and how
they can best be taught. Research in psychological science has provided answers to many …
they can best be taught. Research in psychological science has provided answers to many …
When is a first language more emotional? Psychophysiological evidence from bilingual speakers
This chapter will review recent studies measuring physiological aspects of bilinguals'
emotional response to stimuli presented in speakers' first and second language. We also …
emotional response to stimuli presented in speakers' first and second language. We also …
Age-of-acquisition ratings for 30,000 English words
V Kuperman, H Stadthagen-Gonzalez… - Behavior research …, 2012 - Springer
We present age-of-acquisition (AoA) ratings for 30,121 English content words (nouns, verbs,
and adjectives). For data collection, this megastudy used the Web-based crowdsourcing …
and adjectives). For data collection, this megastudy used the Web-based crowdsourcing …
Language learning as language use: A cross-linguistic model of child language development.
SM McCauley, MH Christiansen - Psychological review, 2019 - psycnet.apa.org
While usage-based approaches to language development enjoy considerable support from
computational studies, there have been few attempts to answer a key computational …
computational studies, there have been few attempts to answer a key computational …
Moving beyond Kučera and Francis: A critical evaluation of current word frequency norms and the introduction of a new and improved word frequency measure for …
M Brysbaert, B New - Behavior research methods, 2009 - Springer
Word frequency is the most important variable in research on word processing and memory.
Yet, the main criterion for selecting word frequency norms has been the availability of the …
Yet, the main criterion for selecting word frequency norms has been the availability of the …
Wuggy: A multilingual pseudoword generator
E Keuleers, M Brysbaert - Behavior research methods, 2010 - Springer
Pseudowords play an important role in psycholinguistic experiments, either because they
are required for performing tasks, such as lexical decision, or because they are the main …
are required for performing tasks, such as lexical decision, or because they are the main …
SUBTLEX-NL: A new measure for Dutch word frequency based on film subtitles
We present a new database of Dutch word frequencies based on film and television
subtitles, and we validate it with a lexical decision study involving 14,000 monosyllabic and …
subtitles, and we validate it with a lexical decision study involving 14,000 monosyllabic and …
More use almost always means a smaller frequency effect: Aging, bilingualism, and the weaker links hypothesis
TH Gollan, RI Montoya, C Cera, TC Sandoval - Journal of memory and …, 2008 - Elsevier
The “weaker links” hypothesis proposes that bilinguals are disadvantaged relative to
monolinguals on speaking tasks because they divide frequency-of-use between two …
monolinguals on speaking tasks because they divide frequency-of-use between two …
Age-of-acquisition effects in word and picture identification.
BJ Juhasz - Psychological bulletin, 2005 - psycnet.apa.org
Abstract Words and pictures with earlier learned labels are processed faster than words and
pictures with later learned labels. This age-of-acquisition (AoA) effect has been extensively …
pictures with later learned labels. This age-of-acquisition (AoA) effect has been extensively …
The Bristol norms for age of acquisition, imageability, and familiarity
H Stadthagen-Gonzalez, CJ Davis - Behavior research methods, 2006 - Springer
Ratings of age of acquisition (AoA), imageability, and familiarity were collected for 1,526
words. The methodology made use of a modular approach, in which the full sample of words …
words. The methodology made use of a modular approach, in which the full sample of words …