?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Outstanding+questions+about+phonological+processing+in+dyslexia&rft.creator=Ramus%2C+Franck&rft.subject=Developmental+Psychology&rft.subject=Phonology&rft.subject=Neuropsychology&rft.subject=Psycholinguistics&rft.description=It+is+widely+accepted+that+developmental+dyslexia+results+from+some+sort+of+phonological+deficit.+Yet%2C+it+can+be+argued+that+phonological+representations+and+their+processing+have+been+insufficiently+tested+in+dyslexia+research.%0AFirstly%2C+claims+about+how+tasks+tap+into+certain+kinds+of+representations+or+processes+are+best+appreciated+in+the+light+of+an+explicit+information-processing+model.+Here%2C+a+cognitive+model+of+lexical+access+is+described%2C+incorporating+speech+perception%2C+reading+and+object+recognition.+The+model+emphasises+that+phonological+forms+of+lexical+items+are+distinct+from+non-lexical+phonological+representations%0ASecondly%2C+phonology%2C+as+a+linguistic+discipline%2C+teaches+us+that+there+is+much+more+to+it+than+phonemic+categorisation+and+awareness.+The+phonological+level+of+representation+also+embodies+phonotactic+regularities%2C+patterns+of+phoneme+assimilation+and+alternation%2C+as+well+as+supra-segmental+knowledge+pertaining+to+syllable+structure%2C+stress%2C+intonation+and+rhythm.+All+these+aspects+are+in+part+language-dependent%2C+and+therefore+must+be+learnt+by+children+in+order+to+become+proficient+native+speakers+and+listeners.+If+phonological+representations+were+affected+in+dyslexia%2C+dyslexic+children+would+presumably+have+difficulties+acquiring+these+aspects+of+their+language.+This+prediction+is+as+yet+untested.+A+possible+research+agenda+is+outlined%2C+aiming+to+provide+a+more+comprehensive+assessment+of+the+phonological+theory+of+dyslexia.%0A%0A&rft.publisher=Wiley&rft.contributor=Miles%2C+Tim&rft.date=2001&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpostscript&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F2272%2F2%2Fphono01.ps&rft.identifier=++Ramus%2C+Franck++(2001)+Outstanding+questions+about+phonological+processing+in+dyslexia.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F2272%2F