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Identical words are read differently in different languages.

J C Ziegler1, C Perry, A M Jacobs

  • 1Centre National de la Recherche Scienitifique and Université de Provence, Marseille, France. ziegler@up.univ-mrs.fr

Psychological Science
|September 14, 2001
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Reading acquisition involves different unit sizes based on language consistency. English readers use larger units, while German readers focus on smaller units, showing orthographic consistency influences reading processing.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Linguistics
  • Developmental Psychology

Background:

  • Written languages vary in orthographic consistency, impacting reading acquisition.
  • Theories suggest different unit sizes (graphemes, phonemes vs. body-rhymes) are preferred based on orthographic consistency.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To test the hypothesis that orthographic consistency influences preferred unit size during reading.
  • To investigate if English and German speakers process identical words differently due to orthographic variations.

Main Methods:

  • Native English and German speakers read identical words and nonwords in their respective languages.
  • Analysis focused on body-rhyme effects and length effects to infer preferred unit sizes.

Main Results:

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  • English speakers showed stronger body-rhyme effects, indicating a preference for larger units.
  • German speakers exhibited a stronger length effect, suggesting a preference for smaller units.
  • Identical stimuli were processed differently across the two orthographies.

Conclusions:

  • Orthographic consistency shapes the preferred grain size of units during reading acquisition.
  • It influences the balance between orthographic and phonological processing in different languages.