University of Southampton, UK.
Cognition. 2010 Jul;116(1):136-42. doi: 10.1016/j.cognition.2010.03.016. Epub 2010 Apr 20.
A boundary change manipulation was implemented within a monomorphemic word (e.g., fountaom as a preview for fountain), where parallel processing should occur given adequate visual acuity, and within an unspaced compound (bathroan as a preview for bathroom), where some serial processing of the constituents is likely. Consistent with that hypothesis, there was no effect of the preview manipulation on fixation time on the 1st constituent of the compound, whereas there was on the corresponding letters of the monomorphemic word. There was also a larger preview disruption on gaze duration on the whole monomorphemic word than on the compound, suggesting more parallel processing within monomorphemic words.
在一个单语素词内实施边界变化操作(例如,fountaom 作为 fountain 的预览),在足够的视力条件下,应该会发生并行处理,而在一个无间隔的复合词内(bathroan 作为 bathroom 的预览),可能会对成分进行一些串行处理。与该假设一致的是,预览操作对复合词第 1 个成分的注视时间没有影响,但对单语素词的相应字母有影响。在整个单语素词上的注视持续时间上,预览干扰也更大,这表明单语素词内的处理更为并行。