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Basic processes of reading - Do they differ in Japanese and English?
Authors:
Patterson, K.E.
Reference:
Japanese Journal of Neuropsychology, 6, 4-14.
Year of publication:
1990
CBU number:
2494
Abstract:
To use a statistical metaphor, this paper has a 3 x 2 x 2 design: 3 orthographies (the English alphabet, Japanese kana, Japanese kanji) x 2 basic process of reading (transcoding ORTHOGRAPHY ® PHONOLOGY and ORTHOGRAPHY ® MEANING) x 2 sources of evidence (normal adult readers, and adult subjects who were normal readers prior to brain injury resulting in some form of acquired reading disorder). The purpose of this design is to assess the hypothesis that in all three orthographies, the skill of reading involves the automatic and parallel operation of both basic transcoding processes.
