Abstract:Prevalent models of eye movement control in reading of word-spaced orthographies assume a discrete control account to explain word skipping. Accordingly, word skipping results from advanced parafoveal word activation during preview, leading to the selection of word n+2 as a saccade target. Consequently, visual and linguistic content of the parafoveal word affect which word is selected as a saccade target. In contrast, according to dynamic adjustment view, saccade lengths in reading are affected by current and … Show more
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