The Roles of Syllables in Korean Lexical Processing and Korean Orthographic-Phonological Syllable Access Model (K-OPSAM)

Solbin Lee; Seoyeon Kwon; Joonwoo Kim; Eun ha Lee; Kichun Nam; Jinwon Kang

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-88087-2_8

The Roles of Syllables in Korean Lexical Processing and Korean Orthographic-Phonological Syllable Access Model (K-OPSAM)

Solbin Lee
, Seoyeon Kwon
, Joonwoo Kim
, Eun ha Lee
, Kichun Nam^*
, Jinwon Kang

^*Corresponding author for this work

School of Psychology

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Abstract

This chapter investigates the crucial roles that syllables play in Korean lexical processing, with a focus on their function as sub-lexical access units in the recognition of words and Eojeols. We analyzed the distributional patterns of orthographic and phonological syllables, examining their respective influences on visual word recognition, syllable frequency effects, and neighborhood size. The chapter suggests the Korean Orthographic-Phonological Syllable Access Model (hereafter K-OPSAM), a novel framework that underscores the importance of phonological syllables as the core access units in the Korean lexicon. According to K-OPSAM, words and Eojeols that share the same initial phonological syllable form interconnected networks, significantly influencing visual word recognition. The model also highlights the role of syllable frequency and neighborhood effects, offering deeper insights into the mechanisms of Korean lexical access and contributing to broader Korean language research.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Handbook on the Korean Language and Literacy
Subtitle of host publication	Insights into Hangul and Text Processing
Publisher	Springer Science+Business Media
Pages	159-185
Number of pages	27
ISBN (Electronic)	9783031880872
ISBN (Print)	9783031880865
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-88087-2_8
Publication status	Published - 2025 Jan 1

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Keywords

Korean Orthographic-Phonological Syllable Access Model (K-OPSAM)
Korean syllable
Lexical processing
Neighborhood effects
Phonological unit
Syllable-based lexical access

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General Arts and Humanities
General Social Sciences

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Lee, S., Kwon, S., Kim, J., Lee, E. H., Nam, K., & Kang, J. (2025). The Roles of Syllables in Korean Lexical Processing and Korean Orthographic-Phonological Syllable Access Model (K-OPSAM). In Handbook on the Korean Language and Literacy: Insights into Hangul and Text Processing (pp. 159-185). Springer Science+Business Media. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-88087-2_8

The Roles of Syllables in Korean Lexical Processing and Korean Orthographic-Phonological Syllable Access Model (K-OPSAM). / Lee, Solbin; Kwon, Seoyeon; Kim, Joonwoo et al.
Handbook on the Korean Language and Literacy: Insights into Hangul and Text Processing. Springer Science+Business Media, 2025. p. 159-185.

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