Learning words with or without orthography: The influence of incongruent orthographic information and rule-based inconsistencies on second language word learning.
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2021-03-31
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The present study investigated whether there is an effect of offering orthographic forms during second language auditory word learning. Previous research showed that there can be a positive effect of orthography on word learning when grapheme-to-phoneme mappings are the same in the new language as in the native language (congruent mappings). However, when mappings are not the same (incongruent mappings), offering orthographic forms may hinder word learning. In addition, this study further considers the role of inconsistent mappings, i.e. mappings where the grapheme-to-phoneme mapping is not fixed, but varies within a language. Only mappings that vary based on phonological rules (rule-based inconsistencies) were considered here. As inconsistent mappings lead to incongruencies, these type of mappings are expected to hinder word learning as well. The data show a large ceiling effect. Possible reasons for this are discussed.
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