The relative contribution of consonants and vowels to word identification during reading
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Issues related to the recognition of consonants and vowels in the act of reading, and the importance for word recognition, are examined. Topics include the conclusion that consonants play a more imporant part than vowels in the initial phases of word identification.
Publication Name: Journal of Memory and Language
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0749-596X
Year: 2001
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The effects of thematic fit and discourse context on syntactic ambiguity resolution
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Issues concerning the manner in which lexical and syntactical ambiguities are processed when comprehending sentences are examined. Topics include the role of noun-verb combinations, discourse bias, and thematic fit in such phrases as "the defendant examined" when it is initially unclear whether "examined" is a verb or a modifier.
Publication Name: Journal of Memory and Language
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0749-596X
Year: 2001
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Punctuation and intonation effects on clause and sentence wrap-up: Evidence from eye movements
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Three eye movement studies examined the role of punctuation in reading. The intonation hypothesis is supported for vocatives and parentheticals but not for non-restrictive relative clauses.
Publication Name: Journal of Memory and Language
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0749-596X
Year: 2006
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