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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Science
  • Linguistics
  • Psychology

Background:

  • Tibetan script's unique character arrangement (horizontal and vertical) presents distinct reading challenges.
  • Understanding information extraction in non-alphabetic or mixed-orientation scripts is crucial for cross-linguistic reading research.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate information extraction during Tibetan script reading.
  • To determine the perceptual span required for efficient reading of Tibetan script.
  • To compare the Tibetan perceptual span with those of English and Chinese scripts.

Main Methods:

  • Recorded eye movements of native Tibetan readers.
  • Utilized a moving window paradigm, masking text outside the window of visibility.
  • Compared reading speed and oculomotor activity between windowed and unconstrained (control) conditions.

Main Results:

  • Reading speed and oculomotor activity matched the control condition when the window encompassed three characters to the left and seven to eight to the right of fixation.
  • This specific window size indicates the effective perceptual span for Tibetan script.
  • The perceptual span for Tibetan script was found to be smaller than for English but larger than for Chinese.

Conclusions:

  • The perceptual span for Tibetan script reading is approximately three characters to the left and seven to eight to the right of fixation.
  • Information density of a writing system appears to influence the size of the perceptual span during reading.
  • Findings contribute to understanding cross-script reading mechanisms and visual processing in different writing systems.