Year: 2022
Type: preprint
Abstract: We replicated Experiment 2c of Bonatti, Peña, Nespor, & Mehler (2005) Linguistic constraints on statistical computations: The role of consonants and vowels in continuous speech processing, Psychological Science, 16(6), 451-459. This is part of a larger project investigating the reproducibility and replicability of adult statistical word segmentation studies. We replicated the study with both French-speaking subjects (as in the original) and English-speaking subjects. In both cases, we found a significant effect, with subjects successfully tracking vowel transition probabilities. This replicates the findings of the original paper, which reported similar results.
Authors: Mariela Jennings, Joshua K. Hartshorne
Institution: Boston College
Language: English
Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4283375981