Mental Lexicon/Learning Exercise A/Answers
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A1
[edit | edit source]A1. Lexical entries in a printed dictionary are organized alphabetically (by orthography/form), and contain within them a word’s part of speech (syntax and morphology), its synonyms and different contexts in which it is used (semantics), its orthography and its phonology (form).
A2
[edit | edit source]A2. Here, only a word’s orthography creates a separate node or lexical entry. Also, the idea that the rest of the words’ properties are stored within a lexical entry seems similar to Forster’s Autonomous Search Model (see Lexical Access for more information).
A3
[edit | edit source]A3. Here are some example answers: - Alphabetical order does not determine how long it takes to produce (or respond) to a word. - Humans often mispronounce and misspell words and even use words incorrectly. - Studies have shown faster recognition for words that share semantic and morphological properties (within dictionary entries) than for words that simply have similar orthographies (between dictionary entries).
A4
[edit | edit source]A4. Thesaurus. Thesauruses focus solely on the similarities in the meanings of words. In what ways do you think this analogy breaks down?
A5
[edit | edit source]A5. Lexicon. A lexicon differs from a dictionary in that is elaborates more on the etymological roots of words, focusing more on their morphology.
A6
[edit | edit source]A6. No. While these analogies may help with conceptualizing the lexical access patterns predicted by these models, the link to lexical organization is weak.
A7
[edit | edit source]A7. There is no “right” answer to this question per se. Rather, we are going to create a mock trial run of your model to test its hypotheses/predictions in Part B of the learning exercise. (For example answers, refer back to the models discussed).