Lexical Effects on Children's Pseudoword Reading in a Transparent Orthography
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| Title: | Lexical Effects on Children's Pseudoword Reading in a Transparent Orthography |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Marcolini, Stefania, Burani, Cristina, Colombo, Lucia |
| Source: | Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal. May 2009 22(5):531-544. |
| Availability: | Springer. 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013. Tel: 800-777-4643; Tel: 212-460-1500; Fax: 212-348-4505; e-mail: service-ny@springer.com; Web site: http://www.springerlink.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 14 |
| Publication Date: | 2009 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, Word Recognition, Phonological Awareness, Children, Word Frequency, Phoneme Grapheme Correspondence, Orthographic Symbols |
| Geographic Terms: | Italy |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s11145-008-9123-0 |
| ISSN: | 0922-4777 |
| Abstract: | The present study investigated the involvement of lexical knowledge in pseudoword reading by Italian children aged 8-10. In both lexical decision and reading aloud tasks, inhibitory effects were found on pseudowords derived from high-frequency words in comparison to pseudowords derived from low-frequency words. A group of adult readers showed inhibitory effects on pseudowords based on high-frequency words only in lexical decision. The inhibitory effects were interpreted as due to interference on pseudoword processing caused by lexical activation of a high-frequency base-word. The results support the view that lexical information is exploited even in the development of reading of a transparent orthography. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2009 |
| Accession Number: | EJ834852 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | The present study investigated the involvement of lexical knowledge in pseudoword reading by Italian children aged 8-10. In both lexical decision and reading aloud tasks, inhibitory effects were found on pseudowords derived from high-frequency words in comparison to pseudowords derived from low-frequency words. A group of adult readers showed inhibitory effects on pseudowords based on high-frequency words only in lexical decision. The inhibitory effects were interpreted as due to interference on pseudoword processing caused by lexical activation of a high-frequency base-word. The results support the view that lexical information is exploited even in the development of reading of a transparent orthography. |
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| ISSN: | 0922-4777 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s11145-008-9123-0 |
