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Chapter 3 - Character and Word Identification

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 January 2024

Erik D. Reichle
Affiliation:
Macquarie University, Sydney
Lili Yu
Affiliation:
Macquarie University, Sydney
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reviews what has been learned about how Chinese characters and words are identified. The chapter begins with a brief review of what has been learned about word identification from studies of alphabetic languages like English, using this review to identify “benchmark” findings that are then used to organize a discussion of what has been learned about Chinese character and word identification. The chapter also reviews those computer models that have been developed to simulate and explain Chinese character and word identification.

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The Psychology of Reading
Insights from Chinese
, pp. 46 - 89
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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