Reilly, Ronan and Radach, Ralph
(2012)
The dynamics of reading in non-Roman writing
systems: a Reading and Writing Special Issue.
Reading and Writing, 25 (5).
pp. 935-950.
ISSN 0922-4777
Abstract
This paper provides a short overview of current issues in research on
continuous reading in non-Roman orthographies. At the same time it also serves as
an introduction to the present Reading and Writing Special Issue on this topic. The main questions examined in the contributions to this volume are closely related to issues that have been central to research debates on reading in English, German and French. However, we argue that these innovative approaches to the dynamics of reading in Chinese, Japanese and Korean go far beyond a simple comparative research strategy. Instead, by illuminating phenomena like word segmentation, parafoveal processing and semantic analysis from their unique perspectives, they provide valuable insights into the more general question of to what extent information processing in reading is universal as opposed to language specific. Moreover, we expect that these initial studies will trigger more basic research on non-alphabetic reading, providing a foundation for useful application.
| Item Type: |
Article
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| Keywords: |
Reading; Non-Roman writing systems; Chinese; Korean; Japanese;
Eye movements; |
| Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Science and Engineering > Computer Science |
| Item ID: |
8194 |
| Identification Number: |
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11145-012-9369-4 |
| Depositing User: |
Prof. Ronan Reilly
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| Date Deposited: |
04 May 2017 15:41 |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
Reading and Writing |
| Publisher: |
Springer Verlag |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
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