Eye movements and the activation of native words in non-native spoken-word recognition
Words sharing initial segments in the native language are briefly
activated during the recognition of spoken words. For example,
given the input desk, English listeners will initially activate desk
and dentist among other candidates, which will then compete with
each other for recognition. However, when one listens to a nonnative
language, words from the native language might also share
initial segments with the input.
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