Effects of Chinese and English Word Segmentation on Reading Speed

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10.2991/assehr.k.211025.006How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Chinese, English, Word segmentation, Reading speed

Abstract

62 college students who passed College English Test Band 4 (CET-4) were selected as the participants in this study. Through two experiments, the researchers used the E-prime online experimental platform to explore the effect of word segmentation on the reading rate of Chinese and English sentences. The independent variables were the reading material and the segmentation method, and the dependent variables were the subjects’ reading time and reading accuracy. The researchers found that the reading time of English sentences was significantly longer than that of Chinese; and the reading time of inter-word space was the shortest, but the reading time in non-word space was the longest. When the participants were reading Chinese sentences, there was no significant difference in reading response under the three conditions. When the participants were reading English sentences, there was a significant difference in reading response under the three conditions. It showed that the type of reading material had an impact on the reading of college students, and the segmentation level was the main factor affecting reading. Moreover, words are an important processing unit in Chinese reading.

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© 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Yanping Ling
AU  - Dixiu Liu
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/10/26
TI  - Effects of Chinese and English Word Segmentation on Reading Speed
BT  - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Language, Communication and Culture Studies (ICLCCS 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 32
EP  - 40
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.211025.006
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.211025.006
ID  - Ling2021
ER  -