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The effect of contextual constraint on parafoveal processing in reading
2015
Journal of Memory and Language
Semantic preview benefit in reading is an elusive and controversial effect because empirical studies do not always (but sometimes) find evidence for it. Its presence seems to depend on (at least) the language being read, visual properties of the text (e.g., initial letter capitalization), the type of relationship between preview and target, and as shown here, semantic constraint generated by the prior sentence context. Schotter (2013) reported semantic preview benefit for synonyms, but not
doi:10.1016/j.jml.2015.04.005
pmid:26257469
pmcid:PMC4525713
fatcat:cydyyzp4vrgwla5bioafummk64