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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12139/j.1672-0628.2022.01.001

The Sub-Word Boundary Effect of Chinese Character Position Processing in Incremental Words

  • GU Junjuan ,
  • GAO Zhihua ,
  • MA Shaoyang
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  • 1. School of Psychology and Mental Health, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan 063210;
    2. School of Vocational Education, Tianjin University of Technology and Education, Tianjin 300222

Received date: 2021-10-20

  Online published: 2022-01-20

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Abstract

In the present study, we endeavored to explore whether the sub-word boundary effect exists in character position processing of incremental words in Chinese. We used the head-embedded incremental word (e.g., 历史系) and tail-embedded incremental word (e.g., 核技术) as our targets. We embedded the target words into sentences and then manipulated the previews of the words using the boundary paradigm. The preview was identical to the target word (identity condition), had the last two characters of the target word transposed (TC condition), or had the last two characters that were different from those in the target word (SC condition). For the head-embedded incremental word, the fixation durations on the targets in the SC condition were much longer than those in the TC condition, but were not significantly different between the identity condition and TC condition. For the tail-embedded incremental word, the fixation durations on the targets in the TC condition were much longer than those in the identity condition, but were not significantly different between the SC condition and TC condition. These results indicate that transposing two characters across sub-word boundaries have no effect on word recognition. However, word identification is inhibited when the beginning character of embedded words is involved in transposition.

Key words： character position; incremental words; Chinese reading; eye movement

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GU Junjuan , GAO Zhihua , MA Shaoyang . The Sub-Word Boundary Effect of Chinese Character Position Processing in Incremental Words[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2022 , 20(1) : 1 -7 . DOI: 10.12139/j.1672-0628.2022.01.001

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