Flexible letter-position coding in Chinese-English L2 bilinguals: Evidence from eye movements.

ABSTRACT: Theories suggest that efficient recognition of English words depends on flexible letter-position coding, demonstrated by the fact that transposed-letter primes (e.g., JUGDE-judge) facilitate written word recognition more than substituted-letter primes (e.g., JUFBE-judge). The multiple route model predicts that reading experience should drive more flexible letter-position coding as readers transition from decoding words letter-by-letter to recognising words as wholes. This study therefore examined whether letter-position is coded flexibly in second-language English sentence reading for native Chinese speakers, and if this is influenced by English proficiency. Eye movements were measured while 54 adult native Chinese speakers read English sentences including either a real word (e.g., cheaply

SUBMITTER: Man H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11607845 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature