The influence of number of syllables on word skipping during reading

In an eye-tracking experiment, subjects read sentences containing a monosyllabic (e.g. grain) or a disyllabic (e.g. cargo) five-letter word. Monosyllabic target words were skipped more often than disyllabic target words, indicating that syllabic structure was extracted from the parafovea early enoug...

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Main Authors: Fitzsimmons, Gemma (Author), Drieghe, Denis (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2011-08.
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