| Abstract: | Pure nouns, verb-derived nouns, category-ambiguous words, and adjectives, all ending in -er, and matched for low and moderate-high frequency, were presented in each visual field to 24 normal, right-handed females. The four word classes were recognized at the same rate in the LVF, and at a significantly higher rate in the RVF. Contrary to earlier reports, there were no differences among pure nouns, verb-derived nouns, and category-ambiguous words, and effects appeared to be independent of word frequency. Neither hemisphere was demonstrated to give preferential access to the syntactic forms tested. |
