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Cohort Model

• Definition: Model of lexical access in which possible words in the mental lexicon are identified based on the initial sounds of the word; impossible words are eliminated as the auditory input progresses. A word is accessed once all other competitor words are eliminated.

  Source: Language Files, eleventh edition, edited by Vedrana Mihalicek and Christin Wilson