This data set gathered from appendix A includes 96 monosyllabic English words (48 word pairs). Each pair includes alternate pronunciations for provided inconsistent words. Within each pair words contrast in consistency (I vs. C), but are approximately matched for onset phoneme, word frequency, length and regularity.
tm1987a2
A data.frame with 96 rows and 10 variables:
The orthographic word.
Item set. Maps word pairs, contrasting in consistency, but approximately matched for onset phoneme, word frequency, length and regularity.
Alternate pronunciations of inconsistent words.
Word Frequency.
Number of words with same orthographic word body having the same pronunciation.
Number of words where the same orthographic word body has the most frequent alternative pronunciation.
Number of words where the same orthographic word body has a less frequent alternative pronunciation.
Word frequency bin: H (high) or L (low).
Spelling regularity bin: R (regular)
Taraban, R., & McClelland, J. L. (1987). Conspiracy effects in word pronunciation. Journal of Memory and Language, 26(6), 608-631. doi:Doi 10.1016/0749-596x(87)90105-7
See source paper for details.