Table 4.
Experiment 2: Mean percentage of regular and irregular pronunciations for Coltheart and Leahy nonwords varying in regularity and consistency of body spelling for Maxine from 3:4 to 14:0, and New Zealand university students without phonics instruction (standard deviation in parenthesis).
| Regular consistent | Inconsistent | Irregular consistent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular pronunciations | |||
| Maxine at 3:4 | 100 | 55 | 10 |
| Maxine at 5:5 | 100 | 65 | 30 |
| Maxine at 11:10 | 100 | 90 | 10 |
| Maxine at 14:0 | 100 | 90 | 5 |
| New Zealand University students | 95 (6) | 71 (13) | 28 (12) |
| Irregular pronunciations | |||
| Maxine at 3:4 | –a | 35 | 80 |
| Maxine at 5:5 | – | 30 | 70 |
| Maxine at 11:10 | – | 10 | 70 |
| Maxine at 14:0 | – | 10 | 75 |
| New Zealand university students | – | 21 (13) | 46 (16) |
a
Dashes indicate that irregular regular pronunciations do not exist for regular consistent nonwords.