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Saady, Amany; Ibrahim, Raphiq; Eviatar, Zohar – Psicologica: International Journal of Methodology and Experimental Psychology, 2015
The goal of the present study was to extend the models explaining the missing-letter effect (MLE) to an additional language and orthography, and to test the role of phonology in silent reading in Arabic. We also examined orthographic effects such as letter position and letter shape, morphological effects such as pseudo-prefixes, and phonological…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, Morphemes, Pronunciation, Models
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Abu-Rabia, Salim; Iliyan, Salman – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2011
A debate centers on whether the native accent is acquired early in life or whether it can be acquired at any time. This study investigated factors that may affect native accent acquisition in a second language. Participants in this study were 50 Russians who immigrated to Israel, 17 males and 33 females. Their age on arrival was 5 to 25 years.…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, Vowels, Measures (Individuals), Foreign Countries