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On the processing of canonical word order during eye fixations in reading: Do readers process transposed word previews?

Rayner, K., Angele, B., Schotter, E. R. and Bicknell, K., 2013. On the processing of canonical word order during eye fixations in reading: Do readers process transposed word previews? Visual Cognition, 21 (3), 353-381.

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DOI: 10.1080/13506285.2013.791739

Abstract

Whether readers always identify words in the order they are printed is subject to considerable debate. In the present study, we used the gaze-contingent boundary paradigm (Rayner, 1975) to manipulate the preview for a two-word target region (e.g., white walls in My neighbor painted the white walls black). Readers received an identical (white walls), transposed (walls white), or unrelated preview (vodka clubs). We found that there was a clear cost of having a transposed preview compared to an identical preview, indicating that readers cannot or do not identify words out of order. However, on some measures, the transposed preview condition did lead to faster processing than the unrelated preview condition, suggesting that readers may be able to obtain some useful information from a transposed preview. Implications of the results for models of eye movement control in reading are discussed. © 2013 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.

Item Type:Article
ISSN:1350-6285
Uncontrolled Keywords:Eye movements; parafoveal processing; preview benefit; reading; word order
Group:Faculty of Science & Technology
ID Code:39483
Deposited By: Symplectic RT2
Deposited On:08 Feb 2024 08:29
Last Modified:08 Feb 2024 08:29

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