Is There an Orthographic Boost for Ambiguous Words During Their Processing?
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DOI: 10.1007/s10936-018-9616-1
Abstract: The present study explores the issue of why ambiguous words are recognized faster than unambiguous ones during word recognition. To this end we contrasted two different hypotheses: the semantic feedback hypothesis (Hino and Lupker in… read more here.
Keywords: boost ambiguous; orthographic boost; ambiguous words; hypothesis ... See more keywords
How do first-language in-text repeated glosses in second-language reading influence novel words processing and learning outcomes beyond effects of occurrence frequency?
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DOI: 10.1177/13621688251367859
Abstract: This study investigated how repeated occurrences of novel words and the corresponding number of first-language in-text glosses influenced novel words processing and learning outcomes during second-language reading. Using eye-tracking, 48 college students in China read… read more here.
Keywords: language text; words processing; target words; language ... See more keywords
Abstract words processing induces parasympathetic activation: A thermal imaging study
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.932118
Abstract: Abstract words (e.g., freedom) compose a significant part of speech. Despite this, learning them is complicated. Abstract concepts collect more heterogeneous exemplars and are more detached from sensory modalities than concrete concepts. Recent views propose… read more here.
Keywords: processing induces; abstract concepts; abstract words; words processing ... See more keywords