Phonotactic structure modulates the role of consonants and vowels in lexical processing: evidence from Spanish
Juan L. Luque
IntroductionNumerous studies have shown that consonants play a more crucial role than vowels in lexical recognition and learning, a phenomenon known as the C-Bias or C-advantage. While traditionally considered universal, recent findings suggest it may depend on language-specific phonotactic properties. This study examines whether the C-Bias is modulated by phonotactic constraints in Spanish, where vowels may have a discriminative advantage due to their distinctiveness.MethodsSeventy-seven native