Variations in reading and spelling acquisition in Portuguese, French and Spanish: A cross-linguistic comparison

This study undertakes a cross-linguistic comparison of reading and spelling acquisition in French, Portuguese and Spanish languages. It aims to examine several explanatory factors for the well-documented effect of language on the speed of reading and spelling development: differences in orthographic...

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Main Authors: Francisca Serrano, Nathalie Genard, Ana Sucena, Sylvia Defior, Jesus Alegria, Philippe Mousty, Jacqueline Leybaert, São Luís Castro, Philip H. K. Seymour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Open Library of Humanities 2011-06-01
Series:Journal of Portuguese Linguistics
Online Access:http://jpl.letras.ulisboa.pt/articles/106