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Semantic vs. phonetic decoding strategies in non-native readers of Chinese

Posted on:2011-10-17Degree:Ph.DType:Dissertation
University:The University of ArizonaCandidate:Williams, Clay HFull Text:PDF
GTID:1445390002462270Subject:Language
Abstract/Summary:
This dissertation examines the effects of semantic and phonetic radicals on Chinese character decoding by high-intermediate level Chinese as a Foreign Language (CFL) learners. The results of the main study (discussed in Chapter ;Such a study on CFL learner reading processes is an important step towards ameliorating CFL teaching methodologies. For this reason, the author contrasts the data on CFL learners with data taken from similar experiments with native Chinese speakers (in Chapter...
Keywords/Search Tags:Chinese, CFL
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