Semantics and semantic errors: implicit access to semantic information from words and nonwords in deep dyslexia |
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Authors: | Buchanan Lori McEwen Shannon Westbury Chris Libben Gary |
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Affiliation: | Department of Psychology, University of Windsor, 173 Chrysler Hall South, 401 Sunset Avenue, Windsor, Ontario, N9B 3P4, Canada. buchanan@uwindsor.ca |
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Abstract: | In this paper we describe dissociations of implicit versus explicit access to semantic information in a patient with deep dyslexia. This acquired reading disorder is characterized by the production of morphological (e.g., SLEEP read as SLEEPING) and semantic errors (e.g., HEART read as BLOOD) and consequently provides a potential window into the operation of both aspects of the language system. The deep dyslexic patient in this study (JO) demonstrated implicit semantic access to items in a number of tasks despite the fact that she was unable to correctly read these items aloud. The findings from this study are consistent with a model of lexical deficits that distinguishes between explicit and implicit access to lexical representations on the basis of inhibitory processes. |
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