The effect of word and character frequency on the eye movements of Chinese readers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5269699 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Guoli Yan (0000-0003-1132-1881, Tianjin Normal University), Hongjie Tian (Tianjin Normal University), Xuejun Bai (0000-0001-6808-9249, Tianjin Normal University), Keith Rayner (University of Massachusetts Boston, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 97 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 259-268 |
| Publication date | 2006-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | British Journal of Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-1269 • E-ISSN: 2044-8295 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1348/000712605x70066 |
| PMID | 16613652 |
| OpenAlex | W2039129722 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 38 |
| References cited | 12 |
Eye movements of native Chinese readers were monitored as they read sentences containing target words that varied in terms of word frequency and character frequency. There was an effect of word frequency on fixation times on a target word and it was comparable in size to that typically found with readers of English. Furthermore, character frequency also influenced fixation time on the target word. The effect of the initial character in two character words was more pronounced than that of the second character. However, word frequency modulated the effect of character frequency. The effect of character frequency was attenuated with high frequency target words while it was quite apparent with low frequency target words
Audiology · Character (mathematics) · Eye movement · Fixation (population genetics) · Fixation time · Linguistics · Speech recognition · Word (group theory) · Word lists by frequency · Chemistry · Communication · Computer Science · Mathematics · Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism · Neuroscience · Psychology · Reading and Literacy Development · Second Language Acquisition and Learning
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| Unique citing works | 38 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2026 (20) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 34 |