The predictive function of Swedish word accents
(2022) In Frontiers in Psychology 13. p.1-11- Abstract
- Swedish lexical word accents have been repeatedly said to have a low
functional load. Even so, the language has kept these tones ever since
they emerged probably over a thousand years ago. This article proposes
that the primary function of word accents is for listeners to be able
to predict upcoming morphological structures and narrow down the
lexical competition rather than being lexically distinctive. Psycho- and
neurophysiological evidence for the predictive function of word accents is
discussed. A novel analysis displays that word accents have a facilitative
role in word processing. Specifically, a correlation is revealed between
how much incorrect word accents hinder listeners’ processing and... (More) - Swedish lexical word accents have been repeatedly said to have a low
functional load. Even so, the language has kept these tones ever since
they emerged probably over a thousand years ago. This article proposes
that the primary function of word accents is for listeners to be able
to predict upcoming morphological structures and narrow down the
lexical competition rather than being lexically distinctive. Psycho- and
neurophysiological evidence for the predictive function of word accents is
discussed. A novel analysis displays that word accents have a facilitative
role in word processing. Specifically, a correlation is revealed between
how much incorrect word accents hinder listeners’ processing and how
much they reduce response times when correct. Finally, a dual-route model
of the predictive use of word accents with distinct neural substrates is
put forth. (Less) - Abstract (Swedish)
- Swedish lexical word accents have been repeatedly said to have a low functional load. Even so, the language has kept these tones ever since they emerged probably over a thousand years ago. This article proposes that the primary function of word accents is for listeners to be able to predict upcoming morphological structures and narrow down the lexical competition rather than being lexically distinctive. Psycho- and neurophysiological evidence for the predictive function of word accents is discussed. A novel analysis displays that word accents have a facilitative role in word processing. Specifically, a correlation is revealed between how much incorrect word accents hinder listeners’ processing and how much they reduce response times when... (More)
- Swedish lexical word accents have been repeatedly said to have a low functional load. Even so, the language has kept these tones ever since they emerged probably over a thousand years ago. This article proposes that the primary function of word accents is for listeners to be able to predict upcoming morphological structures and narrow down the lexical competition rather than being lexically distinctive. Psycho- and neurophysiological evidence for the predictive function of word accents is discussed. A novel analysis displays that word accents have a facilitative role in word processing. Specifically, a correlation is revealed between how much incorrect word accents hinder listeners’ processing and how much they reduce response times when correct. Finally, a dual-route model of the predictive use of word accents with distinct neural substrates is put forth. (Less)
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- author
- Roll, Mikael LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2022
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- phonology, prediction, prosody, morphology, speech processing
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- Frontiers in Psychology
- volume
- 13
- article number
- 910787
- pages
- 1 - 11
- publisher
- Frontiers Media S. A.
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- scopus:85135915569
- pmid:35967682
- ISSN
- 1664-1078
- DOI
- 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.910787
- project
- A dual complexity gradient theory of speech processing in the brain
- The cortical hierarchy of native phonological proficiency
- language
- English
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author = {{Roll, Mikael}},
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keywords = {{phonology; prediction; prosody; morphology; speech processing}},
language = {{eng}},
pages = {{1--11}},
publisher = {{Frontiers Media S. A.}},
series = {{Frontiers in Psychology}},
title = {{The predictive function of Swedish word accents}},
url = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/122209607/Roll2022.pdf}},
doi = {{10.3389/fpsyg.2022.910787}},
volume = {{13}},
year = {{2022}},
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