Eye Movement Resezrch On Chinese Word Recognition

Word recognition is the premise and foundation for people to understand the written language materials,meantime it is an important factor to affect the development of reading ability.We know that words have the three basic properties of shape、sound and meaning.In the reading psycholinguistic focus on the issue that terms of shape、sound and meaning has over the years.Theory of word recognition is not only provide theoretical guidance for the effective teaching of reading,but also provide evidence for the universality and particularity problem of information processing between different languages.Nowadys,there are three kinds of word recognition hypotheses:phonological mediation theory、direct access theoty and dual-route theoty.The focus of the debate is the role of speech sound in the three hypotheses In this study,we utilize eye movement recording method and design into the two experiments.Our aim is to explore the effect of speech sound on word recognition.Part I is a two-factor subjects in experimental design with a2(word frequency:high,low)×2(word type: homophones words,independent words).Our aim is to explore the effect of speech sound on high frequency and low frequency single word recognition.Part Ⅱ is on the basis of Part I that is strengthening the links between the shape and the sound of tne first word.Part II is a two-factor subjects in experimental design with a2(word frequency:high,low)×2(word type: homophones words,independent words).Our aim is to explore the effect of speech sound on word recognition when strengthening the links between the shape and the sound.Part I find that there are no significant difference between homophones words’first fixation duration and total time with independent words’first fixation duration and total time. Part I show that speech sound is not working on word recognition.Part II find that independent words’first fixation duration significantly higher than homophones words’ first fixation duration.Low frequency homophones words’total time signficantly higher than high frequency homophones words’total time.Part II show that speech sound is working on word recognition not noly early but also later.The above two experiments show that both voice channels and non-voice channels are exist on word recognition.Which path shall depend on the contact strength between the shape and sound.Base on the above two experiments,the study supports dual-route theoty.The study also tells us that in the study on word recognition problem,taking into account the frequency,the contact strength between the shape and sound and other factors,the study have much more practical significance.