The role of visual acuity and segmentation cues in compound word identification

Studies are reviewed that demonstrate how the foveal area of the eye constrains how compound words are identified during reading. When compound words are short, their letters can be identified during a single fixation, leading to the whole-word route dominating word recognition from early on. Hence,...

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Main Author: Jukka eHyönä
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00188/full