Journal article
Prevalence of Spelling Errors Affects Reading Behavior Across Languages
Abstract
This cross-linguistic study investigated the impact of spelling errors on reading behavior in five languages (Chinese, English, Finnish, Greek, and Hebrew). Learning theories predict that correct and incorrect spelling alternatives (e.g., "tomorrow" and "tommorrow") provide competing cues to the sound and meaning of a word: The closer the alternatives are to each other in their frequency of occurrence, the more uncertain the reader is regarding …
Authors
Kuperman V; Bar-On A; Bertram R; Boshra R; Deutsch A; Kyröläinen A-J; Mathiopoulou B; Oralova G; Protopapas A
Journal
Journal of Experimental Psychology General, Vol. 150, No. 10, pp. 1974–1993
Publisher
American Psychological Association (APA)
Publication Date
October 2021
DOI
10.1037/xge0001038
ISSN
0096-3445