Is
Writing as Much Phonological as Speaking?: Homophone Usage Across
Speaking and Writing
C. H. Lee, K. Nam, & J. W. Pennebaker |
Homophone
usage was compared between speaking and writing across two sets of
experiments. In the first set of studies 101 introductory students
talked into a video camera about an emotional attitudinal issue -
once in a way that supported their view and another time that was
opposite to their view. In a different session, 44 different students
performed the same task but wrote their views on paper. In the second
set of studies, individuals interacted with a person whom they had
never met either orally in person (N=62) or on a computer chat system
where they typed to one another (N=124). Similar amounts of homophones
were used across the two verbal processes, although more high frequency
homophones were used in speaking than in writing. These results suggest
that phonological processing do play a major role in writing. Key words: homophone, speaking, writing, lexical selection, context, LIWC |