Phonotactic probability refers to the frequency with which phonological segments and
sequences of phonological segments occur in words in a given language. We describe one …

A number of variables—word frequency, word length—have long been known to influence
language processing. This study briefly reviews the effects in speech perception and …

Frequent or contextually predictable words are often phonetically reduced, ie shortened and
produced with articulatory undershoot. Explanations for phonetic reduction of predictable …

Reading aloud involves computing the sound of a word from its visual form. This may be
accomplished 1) by direct associations between spellings and phonology and 2) by …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to differentiate effects of phonotactic probability, the
likelihood of occurrence of a sound sequence, and neighborhood density, the number of …

Are speakers equipped with preferences concerning grammatical structures that are absent
in their language? We examine this question by investigating the sensitivity of English …

This study of word frequency effects on sound change provides a resolution of the
Neogrammarian controversy. Betty S. Phillips discusses the implications for phonology and …

Many theories predict the presence of interactive effects involving information represented
by distinct cognitive processes in speech production. There is considerably less agreement …

Lipinski and Gupta (2005) report the results of 12 experiments and numerous analyses that
attempted to examine further the effects of phonotactic probability originally reported in …

The goal of this research was to disentangle effects of phonotactic probability, the likelihood
of occurrence of a sound sequence, and neighbourhood density, the number of …