Visual, Lexical, and Contextual Effects on Word Identification of Korean
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In order to assess the role of visual, lexical, and contextual information on word identification during Korean sentence reading, a self-paced reading experiment was conducted. It was found, in regard to word length variables, that the number of syllables and the number of visual features affected reading times significantly, but the other sub-lexical units (i.e., phonemes and letters) did not. Word length (i.e., the number of syllable) also interacted with word frequency, which is consistent with previous studies. It suggested a conclusion that in Korean the relevant processing unit, in the context of sentence, is the syllable, taking internal structure variations into account. Word frequency and predictability affected reading times respectively; however, the interaction between these two variables did not. The results imply that Korean word identification during reading can be possibly affected by word frequency and word predictability, additively. This result is consistent with recent eye-tracking studies using English.
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Visual, Lexical, and Contextual Factors Affecting Word Identification During the Reading of Korean
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