The primacy of morphology in English braille spelling
An Analysis of Bridging Contractions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4580978 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert Englebretson (0000-0002-6208-2609, Rice University, corresponding author), M Cay Holbrook (0000-0003-4701-9983, University of British Columbia), Rebecca Treiman (0000-0002-6819-8338, Washington University in St. Louis), Simon Fischer-Baum (0000-0002-6067-0538, Rice University) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 125-150 |
| Publication date | 2024-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Morphology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1871-5621 • E-ISSN: 1871-5656 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11525-023-09413-8 |
| OpenAlex | W4384340715 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 39 |
This study examines the use of braille contractions in a corpus of spelling tests from braille-reading children in grades 1-4, with particular attention to braille contractions that create mismatches with morphological structure. Braille is a tactile writing system that enables people who are blind or visually impaired to read and write. In English and many other languages, reading and writing braille is not simply a matter of transliterating between print letters and their braille equivalents; Unified English Braille (the official braille system used in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and several other English-speaking countries) contains 180 contractions-one or more braille cells that represent whole words or strings of letters. In some words, the prescriptive rules for correct braille usage cause contractions to bridge morphological boundaries and to obscure the spellings of stems and affixes. We demonstrate that, when the prescriptive rules for correct braille usage flout morphological structure, young braille spellers generally follow the morphology rather than the orthographic rules. This work establishes that morphology matters for young braille learners. We discuss the potential impact of our findings on braille research, development, and pedagogy, and we suggest ways in which our findings contribute to understanding the nature of orthographic morphemes and the place of braille in the reading sciences
Braille · Linguistics · Morpheme · Natural language processing · Reading (process · Spelling · Communication · Computer Science · Hearing Impairment and Communication · Multisensory perception and integration · Psychology · Tactile and Sensory Interactions
Morphology Matters in Learning to Read
Morphological Knowledge and Literacy Acquisition
Awareness of the structure and meaning of morphologically complex words
Morphological and semantic effects in visual word recognition
The broth in my brother’s brothel
The Effects of Morphological Instruction on Literacy Skills
Producing high-dimensional semantic spaces from lexical co-occurrence
A Meta-Analysis of Morphological Interventions in English
The English Lexicon Project
Morphological decomposition based on the analysis of orthography
Fitting Linear Mixed-Effects Models Using lme4
Effects of Instruction in Morphological Awareness on Literacy Achievement
Morphological Knowledge and Early Writing Ability
Do children use logic to spell logician? Implicit versus explicit teaching of morphological spelling rules
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |