A similarity in word-recognition procedures among second language readers with different first language backgrounds

This study investigated word recognition among fluent readers of English as a second language (ESL). Specifically, the study examined whether ESL readers' first language (L1) affects the procedures underlying second language word recognition, with respect to the effects of word frequency and re...

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Published in:Applied psycholinguistics 2002-03, Vol.23 (1), p.117-133
Main Author: AKAMATSU, NOBUHIKO
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult Basic Education
Adult Students
Bilingualism
Chinese languages
Cognition & reasoning
English (Second Language)
English as a second language
Experimental psychology
Japanese language
Language
Linguistics
Native Language
Orthographic Symbols
Orthography
Pattern recognition
Persian language
Phonology
Reading
Reading Skills
Second Language Instruction
Second Language Learning
Spelling
Studies
Word frequency
Word Recognition
Writing
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Summary:This study investigated word recognition among fluent readers of English as a second language (ESL). Specifically, the study examined whether ESL readers' first language (L1) affects the procedures underlying second language word recognition, with respect to the effects of word frequency and regularity on word recognition. The results revealed a similarity in word-recognition procedures between fluent ESL readers with various L1 backgrounds (i.e., Chinese, Japanese, and Persian). In processing high-frequency words, all the ESL groups recognized exception words as quickly as regular words; low-frequency exception words, on the contrary, took longer to recognize than low-frequency regular words.
ISSN:0142-7164
1469-1817
DOI:10.1017/S0142716402000061