ERIC Number: EJ1414529
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-1088-8438
EISSN: EISSN-1532-799X
Cross-Modal Impact of Recent Word Encountering Experience
Jiayu Liu; Junjuan Gu; Chen Feng; Weiting Shi; Chris Biemann; Xingshan Li
Scientific Studies of Reading, v28 n2 p101-119 2024
Purpose: This study was designed to distinguish the degree of sharing of representations between different modalities by investigating whether a word encountering experience in one modality impacts word processing in another modality. Method: In three experiments, participants experienced some words frequently in the auditory modality (Experiment 1, sample size 30, mean age 23.4, 56.7% female, all participants were native Chinese speakers) or visual modality (Experiment 2, sample size 30, mean age 22.4 years, 63.3% female, all participants were native Chinese speakers) in the training session, and were tested whether the word encountering experience impacts the results of Chinese word segmentation in the visual modality in the test session. In Experiment 3 (sample size 30, mean age 24.6 years, 76.7% female, all participants were native Chinese speakers), we used a within-subjects design, in which each participant received both auditory and visual training tasks. Results: The results of the three experiments showed that encountering a word frequently in a short period of time in the auditory modality or visual modality can affect word segmentation in Chinese reading, with a recently experienced word being more likely to be segmented as a word. This effect was long-lasting, as it could still be observed after 7 days. Conclusion: The results suggest that the effect of a word encountering experience in listening can be transferred to reading. Thus, word encountering experiences should be stored at a location in the mind that is used for both listening and reading.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Modalities, Chinese, Form Classes (Languages), Word Frequency, Language Acquisition, Auditory Perception, Visual Learning, Language Processing, College Students, Native Language
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China
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