Article: Reading aloud pseudo-characters by individuals with acquired dyslexia: Evidence for lexically mediated processes in reading Chinese

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TitleReading aloud pseudo-characters by individuals with acquired dyslexia: Evidence for lexically mediated processes in reading Chinese
AuthorsLaw, SP1
Weekes, BS2
Wong, W1
Chiu, K3
KeywordsAcquired dyslexia
Lexically mediated processes
Pseudo-character
Reading Chinese
Issue Date2009
PublisherPsychology Press. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/01690965.asp
CitationLanguage And Cognitive Processes, 2009, v. 24 n. 7-8, p. 983-1008 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01690960802193696
AbstractThis study examined a hypothesis discussed in Bi, Han, Weekes, and Shu (2007) of a non-lexical system consisting of correspondence rules between character subcomponents and phonology in reading Chinese. It contrasts with the lexical view stating that reading aloud must be lexically mediated as assumed in all current models of character naming. To contrast these accounts, we asked two Cantonese brain-injured anomic individuals with largely preserved reading abilities to read aloud non-existing phonetic compounds containing a free-standing or a non-free-standing phonetic radical. The lexical view predicts that both subjects should be able to provide plausible responses to pseudo-characters, whereas such a prediction is not made by the non-lexical account. We found that both participants could produce legitimate responses to pseudo-characters, similar to the normal individuals. Furthermore, their responses to complex pseudo-characters were strongly influenced by the presence of free-standing phonetic radicals, lending further support to the lexical view. © 2008 Psychology Press, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group.
ISSN0169-0965
2011 Impact Factor: 1.538
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.086
DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01690960802193696
ISI Accession Number IDWOS:000270608300004
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dc.contributor.authorLaw, SP
dc.contributor.authorWeekes, BS
dc.contributor.authorWong, W
dc.contributor.authorChiu, K
dc.date.accessioned2010-10-31T11:28:09Z
dc.date.available2010-10-31T11:28:09Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractThis study examined a hypothesis discussed in Bi, Han, Weekes, and Shu (2007) of a non-lexical system consisting of correspondence rules between character subcomponents and phonology in reading Chinese. It contrasts with the lexical view stating that reading aloud must be lexically mediated as assumed in all current models of character naming. To contrast these accounts, we asked two Cantonese brain-injured anomic individuals with largely preserved reading abilities to read aloud non-existing phonetic compounds containing a free-standing or a non-free-standing phonetic radical. The lexical view predicts that both subjects should be able to provide plausible responses to pseudo-characters, whereas such a prediction is not made by the non-lexical account. We found that both participants could produce legitimate responses to pseudo-characters, similar to the normal individuals. Furthermore, their responses to complex pseudo-characters were strongly influenced by the presence of free-standing phonetic radicals, lending further support to the lexical view. © 2008 Psychology Press, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group.
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dc.identifier.citationLanguage And Cognitive Processes, 2009, v. 24 n. 7-8, p. 983-1008 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01690960802193696
dc.identifier.citeulike4007832
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01690960802193696
dc.identifier.epage1008
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dc.identifier.isiWOS:000270608300004
dc.identifier.issn0169-0965
2011 Impact Factor: 1.538
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.086
dc.identifier.issue7-8
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/125381
dc.identifier.volume24
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherPsychology Press. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/01690965.asp
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofLanguage and Cognitive Processes
dc.relation.referencesReferences in Scopus
dc.rightsLanguage and Cognitive Processes. Copyright © Psychology Press.
dc.subjectAcquired dyslexia
dc.subjectLexically mediated processes
dc.subjectPseudo-character
dc.subjectReading Chinese
dc.titleReading aloud pseudo-characters by individuals with acquired dyslexia: Evidence for lexically mediated processes in reading Chinese
dc.typeArticle
Author Affiliations
  1. The University of Hong Kong
  2. University of Sussex
  3. Tung Wah Hospital