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Eye movements when reading sentences with handwritten words.
2016
The examination of how we read handwritten words (i.e., the original form of writing) has typically been disregarded in the literature on reading. Previous research using word recognition tasks has shown that lexical effects (e.g., the word-frequency effect) are magnified when reading difficult handwritten words. To examine this issue in a more ecological scenario, we registered the participants’ eye movements when reading handwritten sentences that varied in the degree of legibility (i.e., sentences composed of words in easy vs. difficult handwritten style). For comparison purposes, we included a condition with printed sentences. Results showed a larger reading cost for sentences with dif…
Do transposed-letter similarity effects occur at a prelexical phonological level?
2006
Nonwords created by transposing two letters (e.g., RELOVUTION) are very effective at activating the lexical representation of their base words (Perea & Lupker, 2004). In the present study, we examined whether the nature of transposed-letter (TL) similarity effects was purely orthographic or whether it could also have a phonological component. Specifically, we examined transposed-letter similarity effects for nonwords created by transposing two nonadjacent letters (e.g., relovución– REVOLUCIÓN) in a masked form priming experiment using the lexical decision task (Experiment 1). The controls were (a) a pseudohomophone of the transposed-letter prime ( relobución– REVOLUCIÓN; note that B an…
Are better young readers more likely to confuse their mother with their mohter?
2021
One of the most replicated effects in the contemporary word recognition literature is the transposed-letter effect (TL effect): pseudowords created by the transposition of two letters (e.g., MOHTER) are often misread as the real word. This effect ruled out those accounts that assume that letter position is encoded accurately and led to more flexible coding schemes. Here, we examined whether reading skill modulates this effect. The relationship between reading skill and the TL effect magnitude is a contentious issue both empirically and theoretically. The present lexical decision experiment was designed to shed some light on the relationship between reading skill and the TL effect magnitude…
Does omitting the accent mark in a word affect sentence reading? Evidence from Spanish
2021
Lexical stress in multisyllabic words is consistent in some languages (e.g., first syllable in Finnish), but it is variable in others (e.g., Spanish, English). To help lexical processing in a transparent language like Spanish, scholars have proposed a set of rules specifying which words require an accent mark indicating lexical stress in writing. However, recent word recognition using that lexical decision showed that word identification times were not affected by the omission of a word’s accent mark in Spanish. To examine this question in a paradigm with greater ecological validity, we tested whether omitting the accent mark in a Spanish word had a deleterious effect during silent sentenc…
Phonological precision for word recognition in skilled readers
2019
According to the lexical quality hypothesis (Perfetti, 2007), differences in the orthographic, semantic, and phonological representations of words will affect individual reading performance. Whilst several studies have focused on orthographic precision and semantic coherence, few have considered phonological precision. The present study used a suite of individual difference measures to assess which components of lexical quality contributed to competition resolution in a masked priming experiment. The experiment measured form priming for word and pseudoword targets with dense and sparse neighbourhoods in 84 university students. Individual difference measures of language and cognitive skills …
5-6 gadīgu bērnu lasītprasmes veicināšana pirmsskolā
2018
Kvalifikācijas darba temats: “5-6 gadīgu bērnu lasītprasmes veicināšana pirmsskolā”. Pētījuma mērķis: pētīt un analizēt lasītprasmes veicinošus faktorus 5-6 gadīgiem bērniem. Pētījums sastāv no 2 nodaļām un 10 apakšnodaļām. Pētījuma 1. nodaļa tiek izskatīta 5-6 gadīgu bērnu vispārēja attīstība, lasītprasmes veidošana, pedagogu un psihologu atziņas par to. Pētījuma 2. nodaļa veltīta bērnu lasītprasmes veidošanas procesiem. Tajā izskatītā bērnu gatavība lasītprasmes veicināšanai, pētnieku domas par divvalodību, ka arī gatavību lasītprasmes veicināšanai. Pētījuma 3. nodaļa tika veikta praktiskā izpēte, kurā tiek analizēti novērojumi, izvērtēti bērnu lasītprasmes iemaņas, tiek izskatīti didakti…
On the Advantages of Asynchronous Pixel Reading and Processing for High-Speed Motion Estimation
2008
Biological visual systems are becoming an interesting source for the improvement of artificial visual systems. A biologically inspired read-out and pixel processing strategy is presented. This read-out mechanism is based on Selective pixel Change-Driven (SCD) processing. Pixels are individually processed and read-out instead of the classical approach where the read-out and processing is based on complete frames. Changing pixels are read-out and processed at short time intervals. The simulated experiments show that the response delay using this strategy is several orders of magnitude lower than current cameras while still keeping the same, or even tighter, bandwidth requirements.
Poesía, género y educación: de Mistral y Storni a Luque, Lanseros y Berbel
2021
espanolLa poesia escrita por mujeres en espanol no ha obtenido en el curriculum ni en los libros de texto de Secundaria el espacio que mereceria. Por ello en este trabajo presentamos una propuesta didactica para acercarla a los estudiantes de ultimo curso, que persigue, ademas, propiciar una fertil reflexion en torno a topicos de genero diversos, su formacion en calidad de lectores criticos, una iniciacion a la escritura creativa y una construccion reflexiva de sus identidades genericas. Previamente realizamos una breve introduccion teorica en la que analizamos los factores conducentes a la relegacion de la poesia en Secundaria, las practicas que se aconsejan y desaconsejan para una educaci…
Sonnets for a City on a Hill
2012
One factor – one among many – that lends a work of art dynamism and interest is tension. Both the making and the reading of poems can be thought of as dynamic processes. Processes that begin with the gradual discovery of their own obstacles and, in finding satisfactory ways to overcome them, achieve completion by integrating resolved conflicts into an expanded field of understanding.
Kolmas merkitys toiseen
2016
The Third Meaning Squared. Kinekphrasis in Contemporary Finnish Poetry
 In this article I develop the concept of kinekphrasis to designate a particular form of intermediality, speci cally, the verbal representation of cinema or other form of moving image. Kinekphrasis builds upon ekphrasis, the classical rhetorical term that today generally refers to texts about static artworks, such as paintings and statues. Representing the medial complex of cinema, however, sets a distinct sensorial and semiotic challenge to a text and brings about a form of intermediality di erent from the traditional ekphrasis. I exemplify kinekphrasis with a reading of contemporary Finnish poetry, namely, individ…