Differential reading, naming, and transcribing speeds of Japanese romaji and hiragana

Reading and Writing

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 303-323

  Yamada, Jun ^a   Leong, Che Kan ^b  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hiragana; Naming and writing dissociated; Reading; Reading experience; Romaji

Indexed keywords

EID: 24144440067     PISSN: 09224777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11145-005-3356-y     Document Type: Review

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