Children’s Tolerance of Word-Form Variation

Table 1

Stimulus words for Experiment 1.

Introductory (simplex) word	Similar word trials			Dissimilar word trials
	Diminutive	Onset modification		Diminutive	Onset modification
Practice trials
Horse	Horsy			Doggy
Dog	Doggy			Horsy
Pig	Piggy			Fishy
Fish	Fishy			Piggy
		Substitution	Prefix		Substitution	Prefix
Test trials
Geck	Gecky	Weck	Wageck	Kazy	Waze	Wakaze
Kaze	Kazy	Waze	Wakaze	Gecky	Weck	Wageck
Tuz	Tuzzy	Wuz	Watuz	Dibby	Wib	Wadib
Dib	Dibby	Wib	Wadib	Tuzzy	Wuz	Watuz
Terp	Terpy	Werp	Waterp	Vikey	Wike	Wavike
Vike	Vikey	Wike	Wavike	Terpy	Werp	Waterp
Stug	Stuggy	Wug	Wastug	Mansey	Wanse	Wamanse
Manse	Mansey	Wanse	Wamanse	Stuggy	Wug	Wastug
Pabble	Pabbley	Wabble	Wapabble	Rutchery	Wutcher	Warutcher
Rutcher	Rutchery	Watcher	Warutcher	Pabbley	Wabble	Wapabble
Dappo	Dappoee	Wappo	Wadappo	Chitoffy	Witoff	Wachitoff
Chitoff	Chitoffy	Witoff	Wachitoff	Dappoee	Wappo	Wadappo
Burble	Burbley	Wurble	Waburble	Spirteny	Wirten	Waspirten
Spirten	Spirteny	Wirten	Waspirten	Burbley	Wurble	Waburble
Hacket	Hackety	Wacket	Wahacket	Jerpery	Werper	Wajerper
Jerper	Jerpery	Werper	Wajerper	Hackety	Wacket	Wahacket