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Skilled readers extract linguistic information from parafoveal words, even beyond the next word. This study shows that processing can extend to multiple words simultaneously, impacting reading efficiency.

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Area of Science:

Cognitive Psychology
Psycholinguistics
Reading Science

Background:

Skilled reading involves extracting linguistic information from parafoveal vision (words not currently fixated).
A key debate questions whether readers can utilize information from more than one word to the right of the currently fixated word (N).
Understanding parafoveal processing is crucial for models of reading and reading disability.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate whether linguistic information can be extracted from the word at position N+2.
To examine the role of parafoveal previews of the N+2 word on reading processes.
To determine if contextual constraint influences the extraction of information from the N+2 word.

Main Methods:

Employed saccade contingent display manipulations to alter parafoveal previews.
Used short, high-frequency N+1 words to maximize opportunities for N+2 word information extraction.
Manipulated the N+2 preview (word vs. nonword) under conditions of high and low contextual constraint.

Main Results:

A significant decrease in fixation probability on the N+1 word occurred when the N+2 preview was masked by a nonword.
Masking the N+2 preview affected its viewing duration, even when the N+1 word was fixated first.
These findings indicate that readers process linguistic information from at least two parafoveal words.

Conclusions:

Linguistic processing during reading extends beyond the immediately adjacent parafoveal word.
Readers can extract and utilize information from the N+2 word, influencing fixation patterns.
The study provides strong evidence for parallel processing of multiple words in reading.