Sentence context modifies compound word recognition: Evidence from eye movements

Journal of Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 855-870

  Juhasz, Barbara J ^a  

^a WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Compound words; Eye movements; Morphology; Reading

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EYE MOVEMENT; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; WORD RECOGNITION; BOOK; MORPHOLOGY; SENTENCE CONTEXT;

EID: 84871210316     PISSN: 20445911     EISSN: 2044592X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/20445911.2012.706602     Document Type: Article

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