Remembering plurals: Unit of coding and form of coding during serial recall |
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Authors: | Hugo Van Der Molen John Morton |
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Institution: | MRC Applied Psychology Unit, Cambridge, England |
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Abstract: | Subjects were required to recall lists of six words which had been presented visually in sequence. One or two of the words might be plural nouns. A substantial number of errors occurred in which the plural form became detached from its original root. This is taken as evidence for a morpheme-based code as opposed to a unitary word code. A significantly high proportion of these errors maintained the form of the plural ( /S/, /Z/ or (ЪZ/) which is considered evidence for a primarily phonological coding of the plural morpheme. There is however a suggestion that on some occasions the plural is coded morphemically—i.e., in a way which does not distinguish between the various plural endings. |
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Keywords: | Requests for reprints should be sent to John Morton M R C Applied Psychology Unit 15 Chaucer Road Cambridge CB2 2EF England |
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