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Feedforward, -backward and neutral transparency measures for British English

Spencer, Kenneth A.

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Kenneth A. Spencer



Abstract

Orthographic transparency metrics for opaque or deep languages such as French and English have tended to focus on feedforward and/or feedback directions, with claims made for the influence of both on reading. In the present study, data for five transparency metrics for Southern British English, three of which are neither feedforward nor feedback, are presented demonstrating the complex relationships between metrics, and offering an explanation for feedback effects in children's reading accuracy. The structure of such metrics from a variety of corpus sizes and origins is investigated, concluding that large corpus sizes do not make a substantial contribution to the value of such metrics when compared with smaller samples, and that adult and child corpuses have very similar profiles.

Citation

Spencer, K. A. (2009). Feedforward, -backward and neutral transparency measures for British English. Behavior research methods, 41(1), 220-227. https://doi.org/10.3758/BRM.41.1.220

Journal Article Type Article
Online Publication Date Feb 1, 2009
Publication Date 2009-02
Deposit Date Sep 25, 2009
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Print ISSN 1554-351X
Publisher Springer Verlag
Peer Reviewed Not Peer Reviewed
Volume 41
Issue 1
Pages 220-227
DOI https://doi.org/10.3758/BRM.41.1.220
Keywords Dyslexia; Visual word recognition; Orthographic transparency; Corpus size; English orthography
Public URL https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/456598
Publisher URL https://link.springer.com/article/10.3758%2FBRM.41.1.220

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