A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Optimal viewing position effects in reading Finnish
Authors: Hyona J, Bertram R
Publisher: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
Publication year: 2011
Journal: Vision Research
Journal name in source: VISION RESEARCH
Journal acronym: VISION RES
Number in series: 11
Volume: 51
Issue: 11
First page : 1279
Last page: 1287
Number of pages: 9
ISSN: 0042-6989
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.visres.2011.04.004
Abstract
The present study examined effects of the initial landing position in words on eye behavior during reading of long and short Finnish compound words. The study replicated OVP and IOVP effects previously found in French, German and English - languages structurally distinct from Finnish, suggesting that the effects generalize across structurally different alphabetic languages. The results are consistent with the view that the landing position effects appear at the prelexical stage of word processing, as landing position effects were not modulated by word frequency. Moreover, the OVP effects are in line with a visuomotor explanation making recourse to visual acuity constraints. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
The present study examined effects of the initial landing position in words on eye behavior during reading of long and short Finnish compound words. The study replicated OVP and IOVP effects previously found in French, German and English - languages structurally distinct from Finnish, suggesting that the effects generalize across structurally different alphabetic languages. The results are consistent with the view that the landing position effects appear at the prelexical stage of word processing, as landing position effects were not modulated by word frequency. Moreover, the OVP effects are in line with a visuomotor explanation making recourse to visual acuity constraints. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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