Perceptual Span in Oral Reading
- The present study explores the perceptual span, that is, the physical extent of the area from which useful visual information is obtained during a single fixation, during oral reading of Chinese sentences. Characters outside a window of legible text were replaced by visually similar characters. Results show that the influence of window size on the perceptual span was consistent across different fixation and oculomotor measures. To maintain normal reading behavior when reading aloud, it was necessary to have information provided from three characters to the right of the fixation. Together with findings from previous research, our findings suggest that the physical size of the perceptual span is smaller when reading aloud than in silent reading. This is in agreement with previous studies in English, suggesting that the mechanisms causing the reduced span in oral reading have a common base that generalizes across languages and writing systems.
Author details: | Jinger PanORCiD, Ming YanORCiDGND, Jochen LaubrockORCiDGND |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-395270 |
Subtitle (English): | The Case of Chinese |
Publication series (Volume number): | Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe (320) |
Publication type: | Postprint |
Language: | English |
Date of first publication: | 2017/03/15 |
Publication year: | 2017 |
Publishing institution: | Universität Potsdam |
Release date: | 2017/05/05 |
Number of pages: | 10 |
Source: | Scientific studies of reading (2017) Nr. 21(3), S. 254–263. DOI: 10.1080/10888438.2017.1283694 |
Organizational units: | Humanwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Strukturbereich Kognitionswissenschaften |
DDC classification: | 1 Philosophie und Psychologie / 15 Psychologie / 150 Psychologie |
Peer review: | Referiert |
Publishing method: | Open Access |
Grantor: | Taylor & Francis Open Access Agreement |
License (German): | CC-BY - Namensnennung 4.0 International |