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ERIC Number: EJ685677
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Mar
Pages: 16
Abstractor: Author
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
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Children's Implicit Learning of Graphotactic and Morphological Regularities
Pacton, Sbastien; Fayol, Michel; Perruchet, Pierre
Child Development, v76 n2 p324-339 Mar 2005
In French, the transcription of the same sound can be guided by both probabilistic graphotactic constraints (e.g., t is more often transcribed ette after -v than after -f) and morphological constraints (e.g., t is always transcribed ette when used as a diminutive suffix). Three experiments showed that pseudo-word spellings of 8-to 11-year-old children and adults were influenced by both types of constraints. The influence of graphotactic regularities persisted when reliance on morphological rules was possible, without any falling off as a function of age. This suggests that rules are not abstracted, even after massive amounts of exposure to a rule-based material. These results can be accounted for by a statistical model of implicit learning.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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