Syllable cueing and segmental overlap effects in tip-of-the-tongue resolution
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https://doi.org/10.36505/ExLing-2016/07/0035/000294Keywords:
tip-of-the-tongue (TOT), resolution, cueing, syllable, segmental overlapAbstract
The tip-of-the-tongue (TOT) phenomenon refers to a temporary word-finding failure. To induce TOTs in the lab, a common method is to ask for terms after providing created definitions. When in a TOT, syllable cues were presented in order to manipulate TOT resolution. After the presentation of the correct first syllable of the target word, TOTs could be resolved faster and more accurately than after the presentation of an incorrect syllable of some other word or the control condition (Experiment 1: syllable cueing effect). The presentation of the extended syllable of the word (the first syllable with one more segment) facilitated TOT resolution and boosted lexical retrieval even more than the regular syllable (Experiment 2: segmental overlap effect).
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