How does learning to read modify speech processing?

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titleHow does learning to read modify speech processing?
start_date2014/06/05
schedule09h30-12h30
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location_infoBât. B, salle de conférence B011
detailsCross-linguistic and neurolinguistic  perspectives on reading and speech processing
summaryBehavioral and brain imaging studies have demonstrated that learning to read and write changes the way the brain processes spoken language. However, the cognitive and neural mechanisms underlying such modification are still under debate. Two complementary hypotheses have been proposed. According to the “online” account, strong connections between spoken and written language result in the automatic co-activation of both codes when one processes language, such that hearing a spoken word activates, in real time, its corresponding written form and vice-versa. According to the “offline or developmental account” learning to read induces more profound changes within the spoken language system itself, probably by restructuring the nature of the phonological representations. Evidence supporting both hypotheses will be discussed.
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