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Chapter 4 The Reading Process is Different for Different Orthographies

The Orthographic Depth Hypothesis

Bibliographic Data

ID23324817
AuthorsLeonard Katz (University of Connecticut), Ram Frost (0000-0002-5625-0813, Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
Year1992
Pages67-84
Publication date1992-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeCHAPTER
VenueOrthography, phonology, morphology, and meaning (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherElsevier (PUBLISHER • RU)
DOI10.1016/s0166-4115(08)62789-2
OpenAlexW2103070508
ISBN9780444891402
LanguageEN
Citations received145
References cited13

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