APS
2026 APS Annual Convention · 2026
Accessing Representations of Homophones Via Semantics and Sound
- Michael Cortese
University of Nebraska Omaha - Maya Khanna
Creighton University - Emily Krebs
Creighton University - Noelle Whitbeck
Creighton University - Maurice Sherrod
Creighton University
Abstract
We examined how people select the orthographic representations of heterographic homophone (HH) pairs (e.g., none-nun). We conducted two studies - a spelling study and a free association study. We found that both semantic and sublexical features influence dominant and subordinate meaning HH access and spelling.
