Procesamiento silábico y acento en español

The study of the phonological component of language can be related to its simple elements (distinctive features and phonemes), or to the way these elements are combined into more complex units. The first case refers to segmental phonology, the second to suprasegmental phonology or prosody. Psychological research has mainly focused on studying the processing at the first of these two levels, as well as on the syllabic processing. The remaining aspects of phonology, as lexical stress or intonation, among others, have been paid much less attention. This work makes a review of some of the most recent studies on lexical stress and its relationship with syllabic processing of words. Furthermore, practical implications of those works are discussed, mainly in relation to reading acquisition.