Syllable processing in English

摘要: We describe a reaction time study in which listeners detected word or nonword syllable targets (e.g. zoo, trel) sequences consisting of the target plus consonant residue (trelsh, trelshek). The pattern responses differed from an earlier word-spotting with same material, words were always harder to find if only remained. results should thus not be viewed terms syllabic parsing, but universal role for syllables speech perception; are accidentally present spoken input sell self) can rejected when they leave could itself word.