@article{SchmandtNazziNew2022,
  author    = {Schmandt, Silvana and Nazzi, Thierry and New, Boris},
  title     = {Consonant, vowel and lexical neighbourhood processing during word recognition: new evidence using the sandwich priming technique},
  series = {Language, cognition and neuroscience},
  volume    = {37},
  journal   = {Language, cognition and neuroscience},
  number    = {9},
  publisher = {Routledge, Taylor \& Francis Group},
  address   = {Abingdon},
  issn      = {2327-3798},
  doi       = {10.1080/23273798.2022.2046115},
  pages     = {1115 -- 1130},
  year      = {2022},
  abstract  = {Studies on French adults using a written lexical decision task with masked priming, in which targets were more primed by consonant- (jalu-JOLI) than vowel-related (vobi-JOLI) primes, support the proposal that consonants have more weight than vowels in lexical processing. This study examines the phonological and/or lexical nature of this consonant bias (C-bias), using a sandwich priming task in which a brief presentation of the target (pre-prime) precedes the prime-target sequence, a manipulation blocking lexical neighbourhood effects. Results from three experiments (varying pre-prime/prime durations) show consistent C-priming and no significant V-priming at earlier and later processing stages (50 or 66 ms primes). Yet, a joint analysis reveals a small V-priming, while confirming a significant consonant advantage. This demonstrates the contribution of the phonological level to the C-bias. Second, differences in performance comparing the classic versus sandwich priming task also establish a contribution of lexical neighbourhood inhibition effects to the C-bias.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{NazziPoltrockVonHolzen2016,
  author    = {Nazzi, Thierry and Poltrock, Silvana and Von Holzen, Katie},
  title     = {The Developmental Origins of the Consonant Bias in Lexical Processing},
  series = {Current directions in psychological science},
  volume    = {25},
  journal   = {Current directions in psychological science},
  publisher = {Sage Publ.},
  address   = {Thousand Oaks},
  issn      = {0963-7214},
  doi       = {10.1177/0963721416655786},
  pages     = {291 -- 296},
  year      = {2016},
  abstract  = {Consonants have been proposed to carry more of the weight of lexical processing than vowels. This consonant bias has consistently been found in adults and has been proposed to facilitate early language acquisition. We explore the origins of this bias over the course of development and in infants learning different languages. Although the consonant bias was originally thought to be present at birth, evidence suggests that it arises from the early stages of phonological and (pre-)lexical acquisition. We discuss two theories that account for the acquisition of the consonant bias: the lexical and acoustic-phonetic hypotheses.},
  language  = {en}
}
@misc{NazziPoltrockVonHolzen2016,
  author    = {Nazzi, Thierry and Poltrock, Silvana and Von Holzen, Katie},
  title     = {The developmental origins of the consonant bias in lexical processing},
  series = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe},
  journal   = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe},
  number    = {416},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-405322},
  pages     = {6},
  year      = {2016},
  abstract  = {Consonants have been proposed to carry more of the weight of lexical processing than vowels. This consonant bias has consistently been found in adults and has been proposed to facilitate early language acquisition. We explore the origins of this bias over the course of development and in infants learning different languages. Although the consonant bias was originally thought to be present at birth, evidence suggests that it arises from the early stages of phonological and (pre-)lexical acquisition. We discuss two theories that account for the acquisition of the consonant bias: the lexical and acoustic-phonetic hypotheses.},
  language  = {en}
}