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Lexical Access Speed

Lexical Access Speed is the cognitive processing speed at which written or spoken words are identified and retrieved from the mental lexicon during language comprehension, distinguishing it from other components of reading rate by specifically quantifying the efficiency of word recognition in real-time linguistic processing.

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Word Recognition Speed

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Processing interactions and lexical access during word recognition in continuous speech

William D. Marslen‐Wilson, A. H. Welsh · Cognitive Psychology · 1978 · 1.4K citations

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Lexical access in aphasic and nonaphasic speakers.

Gary S. Dell, Myrna F. Schwartz, Nadine Martin et al. · Psychological Review · 1997 · 1.4K citations

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Repetition priming and frequency attenuation in lexical access.

Kenneth I. Forster, Chris Davis · Journal of Experimental Psychology Learning Memory and Cognition · 1984 · 1.4K citations

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Lexical complexity and fixation times in reading: Effects of word frequency, verb complexity, and lexical ambiguity

Keith Rayner, Susan A. Duffy · Memory & Cognition · 1986 · 1.3K citations · Full text

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Are lexical decisions a good measure of lexical access? The role of word frequency in the neglected decision stage.

David A. Balota, James I. Chumbley · Journal of Experimental Psychology Human Perception & Performance · 1984 · 1.1K citations

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  1. MP
    Manuel Perea

    Universitat de València, Spain

    12 publications · 777 citations

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  2. AC
    Alfonso Caramazza

    Harvard University, United States

    7 publications · 2K citations

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  3. MJ
    Melvin J. Yap

    National University of Singapore, Singapore

    7 publications · 544 citations

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    Keith Rayner

    University of Massachusetts Amherst, United States

    7 publications · 2.8K citations

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    Albert Costa

    Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain

    7 publications · 2.8K citations

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449

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    18 h-index

    48 publications

    3.5K citations

  2. Radboud University Nijmegen

    Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    15 h-index

    44 publications

    7.5K citations

  3. Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics

    Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    14 h-index

    32 publications

    9.4K citations

  4. University of Massachusetts Amherst

    Amherst Center, United States

    13 h-index

    27 publications

    8.4K citations

  5. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    12 h-index

    15 publications

    2.6K citations

  6. University of California San Diego

    San Diego, United States

    11 h-index

    17 publications

    2.1K citations

  7. Universitat de València

    Valencia, Spain

    11 h-index

    17 publications

    948 citations

  8. Aix-Marseille Université

    Marseille, France

    10 h-index

    24 publications

    1.7K citations

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  3. Journal of Memory and Language

    24 publications · 5.3K citations

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  4. Memory & Cognition

    20 publications · 2.7K citations

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  5. Brain and Language

    16 publications · 1.1K citations

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