Table 4.
Average number of chunks required to recode wordlike (WL), nonwordlike (NWL), high phonotactic probability (HPP), and low phonotactic probability (LPP) nonwords at each syllabic length
| 2 syllable | 3 syllable | 4 syllable | |
|---|---|---|---|
| WL, phonemic length | 5.60 | 7.80 | 10.30 |
| WL, recoded chunks | 2.20 | 2.80 | 3.80 |
| NWL, phonemic length | 5.00 | 7.00 | 9.00 |
| NWL, recoded chunks | 2.83 | 3.83 | 4.83 |
| HPP, phonemic length | 5.00 | 7.00 | 9.00 |
| HPP, recoded chunks | 2.33 | 3.33 | 4.33 |
| LPP, phonemic length | 5.00 | 7.00 | 9.00 |
| LPP, recoded chunks | 3.33 | 4.33 | 5.33 |