The Effect of Word Structure on the Acquisition of Chinese Two-Character Compound Words Across Grades
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19502356 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Man‐Tak Leung, Man-Tak Leung, Man-ching Lam |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 165-179 |
| Publication date | 2007-09-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Asia Pacific Journal of Speech Language and Hearing (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1361-3286 • E-ISSN: 2058-0967 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1179/136132807805297549 |
| OpenAlex | W1982222419 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 2 |
This study investigated the hypothesis that the main component character which contributes more to the whole-word meaning is used as an access code in reading. Grade 1, 3, and 5 readers were asked to read aloud two-character Chinese compound words (modifier, supplement, and coordinative words) with four patterns of component character frequency (high-high, high-low, low-high, and low-low). Results showed that the main component character effect was present for all three types of word structures, and the use of the main component character as a reading strategy was found in grade 3 and 5 children in their reading. It was proposed that representations of low-frequency Chinese compounds are stored in morphologically decomposed form and that word structure information has a role in the processing of compound words
Chinese characters · Compound · Linguistics · Natural language processing · Read aloud · Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills · Communication · Computer Science · Language Development and Disorders · Mathematics · Psychology · Reading and Literacy Development · Artificial Intelligence
| Citations per year | 0.06 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2010 - 2010 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |