Lexical frequency
Lexical frequency has been studied in 2 papers since 2020: 2 observational studies in people. The newest paper, Jan 9, 2020: “Effects of age, word frequency, and noise on the time course of spoken word recognition”.
2 papers study it2 findingsUpdated
“high-frequency words were fixated more quickly than low-frequency words by both listener groups.”
None of its findings points the other way.
- 1 lab in 1 country
- Funder: National Institutes of Health
- Humans2
What did studies of Lexical frequency find?
1Studies of Lexical frequency measured 1 outcome; the most studied are target fixation latency (2 studies).
Target fixation latency
downin humans2
2 studies
Target fixation latency
downin humans2
Lexical frequency decreases target fixation latency in humans.
“high-frequency words were fixated more quickly than low-frequency words by both listener groups.”
Human trialhigh-frequency versus low-frequency words, without phonological competitors in the visual array
Effects of age, word frequency, and noise on the time course of spoken word recognition
Preprint
Lexical frequency decreases target fixation latency in humans.
“high-frequency words were fixated more quickly than low-frequency words by both listener groups.”
Human trialhigh-frequency versus low-frequency words, without phonological competitors
Effects of age, word frequency, and noise on the time course of spoken word recognition
Preprint