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Linguistic Processes in Reading across Orthographies.
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Geva, Esther – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 1999
Introduces the articles in this special issue. Reviews research on linguistic processes in reading across orthographies. Concludes that these articles contribute to the understanding of factors affecting development of efficient reading in first and second languages; they also help to ameliorate the relative silence in the reading literature about…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Language Research, Reading Processes, Reading Research
The Effective Visual Field in Reading Chinese.
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Chen, Hsuan-Chih; Tang, Chi-Kong – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 1998
Investigates the size and shape of the effective visual field in Chinese reading by systematically manipulating the availability of meaningful information on both sides of a fixated character. Shows that the effective visual field was asymmetric and skewed in the direction of scanning with a highly limited size, composed of the fixated character…
Descriptors: Chinese, Language Processing, Language Research, Linguistic Theory
Processing Inflected Morphology in Second Language Word Recognition: Russian-Speakers and English-Speakers Read Hebrew.
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Wade-Woolley, Lesly; Geva, Esther – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 1999
Examines the relationship of second-language-learning patterns and experience to the acquisition of automatized processing skills in the morphological domain. Finds that Russian-speaking undergraduate students were significantly less accurate and slower than the English-speaking students at a naming task, and less impaired by experimental…
Descriptors: English, Hebrew, Higher Education, Language Research
A Cross-Linguistic Comparison of Phonological Awareness and Word Recognition.
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Yucesan Durgunoglu, Aydin; Oney, Banu – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 1999
Compares development of phonological awareness across Turkish- and English-speaking kindergarten and first-grade children. Finds the Turkish speakers were more proficient in handling syllables and deleting final phonemes, and that the patterns were related to characteristics of the respective spoken languages. Discusses development of phonological…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Language Research, Primary Education
The Effects of First Language Orthographic Features on Word Recognition Processing in English as a Second Language.
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Akamatsu, Nobuhiko – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 1999
Uses case alteration (cAse ALteRaTiOn) to investigate effects of first-language (L1) orthographic characteristics on word recognition in English as a second language (ESL). Finds magnitude of case alteration effect for naming tasks was significantly larger for ESL participants whose L1 was not alphabetic. Suggests that L1 orthographic features…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Graduate Students, Higher Education, Language Research
The Influence of Lexical and Sublexical Variables in Normal and Poor Spanish Readers.
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Defior, Sylvia; And Others – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 1996
Examines effects of several lexical and sublexical variables (lexical category and frequency, syllabic structure, word length) in reading acquisition in a transparent language--Spanish. Compares effects of variables in 140 normal and poor young readers. Finds that all variables produced a significant effect on the number of errors made by the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Decoding (Reading), Elementary Education, Error Analysis (Language)