Character order encoding influence on word identification in Chinese reading: Evidence from eye movements

Abstract

Abstract: Present study investigated how character order encoding influence on word processing in Chinese reading. In the Experiment 1, using boundary paradigm, we manipulated the preview type of target words (preview identical word & preview transposed character noword). The results have showed that preview transposed character noword influenced the eye movement data, but it did not interrupt word frequency effects. Using boundary paradigm, there were also two display type of target word in Experiment 2:participants preview and fixate an identical word as the control, and participants preview the target word but when the eye cross the boundary the word was changed into transposed character noword. The results have shown that this manipulation influenced the eye movement data and eliminated the word frequency effect. The results of these two experiments indicted that both character order encoding in preview and fixation phrases interrupted word identification, and that word processing in preview phrase was not strictly depending on character order encoding, however the dependence become more strictly in fixation phrase.

Key words: Chinese reading, word identification, character order encoding, eye movement

摘要： 研究采用边界范式，通过两项实验考察预视阶段与注视阶段词内字序编码对词频效应的影响，探讨阅读中词汇识别依赖词内字序编码的阶段性特点。实验一发现，预视中词内字序颠倒条件不影响词频效应，说明词汇加工早期对词内字序编码的依赖性较为灵活；实验二发现，注视中词内字序颠倒条件导致词频效应消失，说明词汇加工晚期阶段较为严格地依赖于词内字序编码。综合两项实验的结果可知，词汇识别对词内汉字顺序编码的依赖性随着加工的深入而增强。

关键词: 中文阅读, 词频效应, 字序编码, 眼动

CLC Number:

B842.5

LIU Zhifang, CHEN Chaoyang, TONG Wen, SU Heng. Character order encoding influence on word identification in Chinese reading: Evidence from eye movements[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2019, 17(3): 304-310.

刘志方, 陈朝阳, 仝文, 苏衡. 阅读中词汇识别依赖词内字序编码的阶段性特点：眼动证据[J]. 心理与行为研究, 2019, 17(3): 304-310.

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