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Li, Nan; Sun, Dongxia; Wang, Suiping – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2023
In natural reading, the processing of words in fixation is influenced by semantic information obtained through preview (i.e., the semantic preview effect). Previous studies have confirmed that two types of semantic information exhibit the semantic preview effect: semantic association, which is reflected by the semantic relationship between preview…
Descriptors: Chinese, Semantics, Reading Processes, Sentences
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Gonzalez, Alexa S.; Tremblay, Kathryn A.; Binder, Katherine S. – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2023
An estimated one-fifth of adults in the United States possess low literacy skills, which includes minimal proficiency in reading and difficulty processing contextual information. One way to study reading behavior of adults with low literacy is through eye movement studies; however, these investigations have been generally limited. Thus, the…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Decoding (Reading), Ambiguity (Semantics), Adult Literacy
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Schoor, Cornelia; Rouet, Jean-François; Britt, M. Anne – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2023
On a daily basis, most people read about issues of interest from a diversity of sources. Moreover, the information they encounter frequently encompass discrepancies, ranging from minor inconsistencies to straight contradictions. Readers may construct coherent representations from discrepant contents by linking contents to their respective sources…
Descriptors: Reading Processes, Reading Comprehension, Information Sources, College Students
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Yang, Shuyi – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2021
Language-specific features necessitate certain processes and skills in reading. The visually unmarked between-word boundaries in written Chinese render it critical that readers be able to segment words in the continuous texts. It may pose challenges for second language (L2) readers whose first language (L1) is word-spaced. In light of the lack of…
Descriptors: Phonemes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Reading Comprehension
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Wassenburg, Stephanie I.; Beker, Katinka; van den Broek, Paul; van der Schoot, Menno – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2015
Narratives typically consist of information on multiple aspects of a situation. In order to successfully create a coherent representation of the described situation, readers are required to monitor all these situational dimensions during reading. However, little is known about whether these dimensions differ in the ease with which they can be…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Grade 6, Reading Skills, Emotional Response
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Cheng, Chao-Ming; Lin, Shan-Yuan – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2013
"Chinese orthographic decomposition" refers to a sense of uncertainty about the writing of a well-learned Chinese character following a prolonged inspection of the character. This study investigated the decomposition phenomenon in a test situation in which Chinese characters were repeatedly presented in a word context and assessed…
Descriptors: Chinese, Written Language, Comparative Analysis, Orthographic Symbols