The Application of Eye Movements in Sentence Comprehension

Abstract

Abstract: Sentence comprehension is a very important part of research on reading. In order to understand the psychological processing in sentence comprehension,researchers used different methods and tasks. Eye movement analyses is an effective method to explore the processing in sentence comprehension. In this paper,the advantages of eye movement analyses is reviewed from three main stages in sentence comprehension: Retrieval of visual information,lexical recognition in sentence,and the integration of sentence. Suggestions on future studies on sentence comprehension are made.

Key words: sentence comprehension, eye movements, visual information, word recognition, sentence integration

摘要： 句子理解是阅读研究中的一个重要部分。研究者采用了不同的手段和任务对这一问题进行了长期的研究，其中，眼动分析技术是一种行之有效的手段。本文从句子理解的三个阶段(视觉信息的提取，句子中的词汇识别和句子整合)，探讨了眼动分析技术在句子理解研究中的优势作用。在此基础之上，提出了未来使用眼动分析技术进行句子理解研究需要注意的几个问题。

关键词: 句子理解, 眼动, 视觉信息, 词汇识别, 句子整合

CLC Number:

B842.5

Yu Lili,Yan Guoli. The Application of Eye Movements in Sentence Comprehension[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2014, 12(2): 266-276.

余莉莉，闫国利. 眼动分析技术在句子理解研究中的应用^*[J]. 心理与行为研究, 2014, 12(2): 266-276.

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