2020
Spoken Word Recognition in the Visual World Paradigm Reflects the Structure of the Entire Lexicon
Magnuson J, Tanenhaus M, Aslin R, Dahan D. Spoken Word Recognition in the Visual World Paradigm Reflects the Structure of the Entire Lexicon. 2020, 331-336. DOI: 10.4324/9781410603494-63.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVisual world paradigmWord recognitionHigh-frequency itemsWorld paradigmEye tracking methodHigher frequency neighborsCrucial comparisonNames of objectsArtificial lexiconLexical activationLanguage comprehensionNovel namesSentence contextAuditory stimuliUnrelated itemsContinuous measureVisual displayLexical itemsNative speakersEntire lexiconEye movementsProcessing phenomenaSpeech signalLexiconAmbiguity resolution
2017
Distributional learning of subcategories in an artificial grammar: Category generalization and subcategory restrictions
Reeder PA, Newport EL, Aslin RN. Distributional learning of subcategories in an artificial grammar: Category generalization and subcategory restrictions. Journal Of Memory And Language 2017, 97: 17-29. PMID: 29456288, PMCID: PMC5810951, DOI: 10.1016/j.jml.2017.07.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDistributional cuesCategory acquisitionComplex linguistic structuresDistributional informationDistributional learning mechanismBody of workLanguage acquisitionLinguistic structureLexical itemsDistributional learningSyntactic contextArtificial grammarLearnersAcquisitionGrammarCategory generalizationLearning mechanismContextWorkLearningCuesResearchersRecent interest
2008
Neural correlates of partial lexical activation
Revill KP, Aslin RN, Tanenhaus MK, Bavelier D. Neural correlates of partial lexical activation. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2008, 105: 13111-13115. PMID: 18725635, PMCID: PMC2529118, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0807054105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMT/V5Motion wordsHuman MT/V5Multiple candidate wordsPrevious behavioral researchPerceptual brain regionsNovel visual environmentColor/texture changesLexical candidatesLexical competitionArtificial lexiconLexical activationTemporary ambiguityNeural correlatesSpoken wordsGreater activationMultiple wordsNovel objectsAcoustic formLexical itemsSemantic representationCandidate wordsVisual environmentBehavioral researchBrain regions
2006
Return of the weckud wetch: Rapid adaptation to a new accent
Bardhan N, Aslin R, Tanenhaus M. Return of the weckud wetch: Rapid adaptation to a new accent. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2006, 119: 3423-3423. DOI: 10.1121/1.4786853.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNew accentsVowel spaceLexical decision taskEye-tracking measuresEffect of generalizationLexical adaptationOnly brief exposureDialect influencesNative languageLexical itemsUntrained wordsLexical accessWord recognitionDecision taskVisual arrayVisual referentsObject namesMatching taskFront vowelsTask subjectsBack vowelsVowelsAccentListenersWordsAcquiring an artificial lexicon: Segment type and order information in early lexical entries
Creel S, Aslin R, Tanenhaus M. Acquiring an artificial lexicon: Segment type and order information in early lexical entries. Journal Of Memory And Language 2006, 54: 1-19. DOI: 10.1016/j.jml.2005.09.003.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2005
The Role of Embodied Intention in Early Lexical Acquisition
Yu C, Ballard D, Aslin R. The Role of Embodied Intention in Early Lexical Acquisition. Cognitive Science 2005, 29: 961-1005. PMID: 21702799, DOI: 10.1207/s15516709cog0000_40.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWord-meaning associationsLexical acquisitionReferential intentionsSocial cognitive skillsEarly lexical acquisitionInfant language developmentDifferent learning conditionsBody movementsCognitive skillsMultisensory signalsWord discoveryIndividual wordsLanguage developmentLearning conditionsHuman participantsContinuous speechComputational roleSound patternsLexical itemsContextual informationDeictic referenceComputational modelEmpirical findingsWordsIntention
2003
Two‐C but not two‐V: Segment similarity in learning an artificial lexicon
Creel S, Aslin R, Tanenhaus M. Two‐C but not two‐V: Segment similarity in learning an artificial lexicon. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2003, 114: 2337-2337. DOI: 10.1121/1.4781075.Peer-Reviewed Original Research