Analytic visual word recognition among Chinese L2 learners
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8939462 |
|---|---|
| Authors | N Jiang (0000-0003-4153-2137, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures University of Maryland Maryland USA, corresponding author), Lijuan Feng (0000-0001-8726-716X, School of Foreign Languages University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Beijing China) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 540-558 |
| Publication date | 2022-03-06 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Foreign Language Annals (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0015-718X • E-ISSN: 1944-9720 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/flan.12604 |
| OpenAlex | W4220845405 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 54 |
The process of word recognition can be analytic (or serial) or holistic (or parallel). They differ in the size of the processing units (lexical vs. sublexical) or in whether sublexical units are processed sequentially or simultaneously. First language (L1) reading development has been found to involve a transition from serial processing to parallel processing, as shown in a decreasing length or stroke number effect among readers of increasing proficiencies. The present study was intended to explore the use of analytic versus holistic character recognition strategies in the second language (L2) learners, an issue that has not received much attention. Chinese native speakers and learners of Chinese as a second language (CSL) were tested in a variant of the lexical decision task on Chinese characters of different numbers of strokes. Regression analyses with reaction times as an outcome variable and stroke number as a predictor variable showed that CSL speakers produced a stroke number effect where native speakers did not. The results were interpreted as evidence for the employment of an analytic processing strategy by L2 speakers. The findings raised several important issues for future research and for pedagogical considerations
Character (mathematics · Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Lexical decision task · Linguistics · Reading (process · Second language · Task (project management · Variable (mathematics · Word recognition · Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills · Psychology · Reading and Literacy Development · Second Language Acquisition and Learning
Generalized Additive Models
Visual Word Recognition of Single-Syllable Words.
DMDX
Prediction of Reading Comprehension
Developmental dyslexia in different languages
Length, frequency, and predictability effects of words on eye movements in reading
Analytic Versus Holistic Recognition of Chinese Words Among L2 Learners
Reading development and dyslexia in a transparent orthography
An investigation of Chinese-character learning strategies among non-native speakers of chinese
Automatic Processing of Morphemic Orthography By Mature Readers
Eye movements in reading and information processing
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |