[Recognition processes for Chinese and original words written in Hangul].
The purpose of this study is to examine recognition processes for Chinese and original words written in Hangul. It was tested whether or not the processing time for Chinese words is different from that for original words. In the first experiment, naming latencies for Chinese words were longer than those for original words. Also, the naming latencies for high-frequency-Chinese-words with final consonant (CVC + CVC) were shorter than those for high-frequency-Chinese-words without final consonant (CV + CV). The second experiment was conducted to clarify the lexical process by using the lexical decision task. The lexical decision times for Chinese words were not different from those for original words. The data suggest that the reading of Hangul words is mediated by lexical information as well as by phonological information.
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Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Hachioji.
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea; D007802:Language; D010364:Pattern Recognition, Visual / Q000502:physiology*; D011930:Reaction Time