Repeating Words Cannot Help Chinese Readers to Obtain Word Class Information from Parafoveal Words

doi:10.12139/j.1672-0628.2023.05.001

Abstract

Abstract:

Repeating words can facilitate word processing at the early stage during sentence reading. The current study aimed to investigate whether readers can extract word class information from parafoveal words using repeating words that appeared in the same sentences prior to the target words as preview words. The results showed that: 1) fixation durations of the target word were shorter and the fixation probabilities were lower in repeated preview than in non-repeated preview; 2) the main effect of word class was not reliable; 3) there was no significant difference in the consistency of word classes between repeated and non-repeated previews. The findings suggest that readers do not obtain word class information of parafoveal words when repeating words are used as previews. The results support the E-Z reader model.

Key words: word class preview effect, repeating word, Chinese reading, boundary paradigm, computational models of eye movements

摘要：

重复词可以促进词汇的早期加工，利用重复词加工的这一特点，本研究采用边界范式探讨了中文句子阅读中重复词作为预视词出现时能否帮助读者获得预视词的词类信息。实验设置5种预视水平：一致预视、非重复−词类一致预视、非重复−词类不一致预视、重复−词类一致预视和重复−词类不一致预视。结果发现：(1)重复预视条件的主效应显著，重复预视条件下，读者对目标词的首次注视时间、单一注视时间、凝视时间、总注视时间短于非重复预视条件，且跳读率更高；(2)词类一致性的主效应不显著；(3)重复和非重复条件下词类一致性预视的差异不显著。结果表明，当利用重复词促进词汇早期加工时，读者仍然没有获得预视词的词类信息。研究结果支持了E-Z读者模型。

关键词: 词类预视效应, 重复词, 中文阅读, 边界范式, 眼动控制模型

CLC Number:

B842

Zijia LU, Zhichao ZHANG, Ying FU, Manman ZHANG, Chuanli ZANG, Xuejun BAI. Repeating Words Cannot Help Chinese Readers to Obtain Word Class Information from Parafoveal Words[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2023, 21(5): 577-584.

鹿子佳, 张志超, 符颖, 张慢慢, 臧传丽, 白学军. 重复词无法帮助中文读者获得副中央凹词类信息[J]. 心理与行为研究, 2023, 21(5): 577-584.

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预视条件	句子
1.一致预视	明亮的阳光轻轻地洒落在草￤原上像镀了一层金。
2.非重复−词类一致预视	明亮的阳光轻轻地洒落在草￤狼上像镀了一层金。
3.非重复−词类不一致预视	明亮的阳光轻轻地洒落在草￤割上像镀了一层金。
4.重复−词类一致预视	明亮的阳光轻轻地洒落在草￤草上像镀了一层金。
5.重复−词类不一致预视	明亮的阳光轻轻地洒落在草￤落上像镀了一层金。

预视条件	句子
1.一致预视	明亮的阳光轻轻地洒落在草￤原上像镀了一层金。
2.非重复−词类一致预视	明亮的阳光轻轻地洒落在草￤狼上像镀了一层金。
3.非重复−词类不一致预视	明亮的阳光轻轻地洒落在草￤割上像镀了一层金。
4.重复−词类一致预视	明亮的阳光轻轻地洒落在草￤草上像镀了一层金。
5.重复−词类不一致预视	明亮的阳光轻轻地洒落在草￤落上像镀了一层金。

预视条件	句子
1.一致预视	张军下岗后靠在路边卖￤面来供养三个孩子读书。
2.非重复−词类一致预视	张军下岗后靠在路边卖￤步来供养三个孩子读书。
3.非重复−词类不一致预视	张军下岗后靠在路边卖￤洗来供养三个孩子读书。
4.重复−词类一致预视	张军下岗后靠在路边卖￤路来供养三个孩子读书。
5.重复−词类不一致预视	张军下岗后靠在路边卖￤卖来供养三个孩子读书。

预视条件	句子
1.一致预视	张军下岗后靠在路边卖￤面来供养三个孩子读书。
2.非重复−词类一致预视	张军下岗后靠在路边卖￤步来供养三个孩子读书。
3.非重复−词类不一致预视	张军下岗后靠在路边卖￤洗来供养三个孩子读书。
4.重复−词类一致预视	张军下岗后靠在路边卖￤路来供养三个孩子读书。
5.重复−词类不一致预视	张军下岗后靠在路边卖￤卖来供养三个孩子读书。

预视条件	词频(次/百万)	笔画数	语音相关性	语义相关性	目标字与前半句通顺性
1.一致预视	102(162)	8.90(2.61)			3.72(0.54)
2.非重复−词类一致预视	90(108)	9.28(2.52)	1.15(0.18)	1.18(0.11)	1.92(0.45)
3.非重复−词类不一致预视	100(145)	8.90(2.28)	1.17(0.17)	1.16(0.14)	1.94(0.29)
4.重复−词类一致预视	162(464)	9.21(3.27)	1.20(0.18)	2.56(0.26)	2.31(0.67)
5.重复−词类不一致预视	150(364)	9.05(2.71)	1.18(0.19)	2.39(0.36)	2.37(0.53)