Semantic mechanisms in paralexia
1976; Elsevier BV; Volume: 3; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/0093-934x(76)90021-3
ISSN1090-2155
AutoresEleanor M. Saffran, Myrna F. Schwartz, Oscar S.M. Marin,
Tópico(s)Language, Metaphor, and Cognition
ResumoThis study explores the effects of semantic constraints on the occurrence of paralexic responses in two patients who tend to produce semantic errors in reading aloud. In the first experiment, semantic constraints were provided by using words as proper names (e.g., “brown” vs. “Sam Brown”), and in the second by using short, highly familiar phrases to restrict the meaning of the target word (e.g., the polar bear; green with envy). These constraints were found to be effective in reducing the frequency of paralexic errors.
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