ERPs reveal the temporal dynamics of overt Cantonese disyllabic word production.
Participants in the study name aloud pictures and ignore phonologically related/unrelated word distracters.
Phonological relatedness between a picture and its distractor affects ERP amplitudes 500–650 ms post target onset.
Phonological encoding in Cantonese speech production is operated incrementally, at the speed of 40 ms per syllable.