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Cross-language contributions of rapid automatized naming to reading accuracy and fluency in young adults: evidence from eight languages representing different writing systems

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Cross-language contributions of rapid automatized naming to reading accuracy and fluency in young adults: evidence from eight languages representing different writing systems
Creator
Georgiou G.K.; Cardoso-Martins C.; Das J.P.; Falc A.; Hosokawa M.; Inoue T.; Li Y.; Martinez D.; Padakannaya P.; Parrila R.; Pollo T.C.; Salha S.S.; Samantaray S.; Shu H.; Tanji T.; Tibi S.; Vieira A.P.A.
Description
Rapid automatized naming (RAN) is a strong predictor of reading across languages. However, it remains unclear if the effects of RAN in first language (L1) transfer to reading in second language (L2) and if the results vary as a function of the orthographic proximity of L1L2. To fill this gap in the literature, we examined the role of RAN in reading accuracy and fluency in eight languages representing different writing systems. Seven hundred and thirty-five university students (85 Chinese-, 84 Japanese-, 100 Kannada-, 40 Oriya-, 115 English-, 115 Arabic-, 105 Portuguese-, and 91 Spanish-speaking) participated in our study. They were assessed on RAN (Digits and Objects) and reading (accuracy and fluency) in both L1 and L2 (English). Results of hierarchical regression analyses showed significant effects of L1 RAN on L2 reading accuracy in the Chinese-, Portuguese-, and Spanish-speaking groups. In addition, L2 RAN was a significant predictor of reading fluency in L1 in the same language groups. No cross-language transfer was observed in the other languages. These findings suggest first that L1 and L2 RAN capture similar processes and controlling for one does not leave unique variance for the other to explain. Second, to the extent there is cross-language transfer of RAN skills, this appears to be independent of the orthographic proximity of the languages. 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.
Source
Journal of Cultural Cognitive Science, Vol-6, No. 2, pp. 151-168.
Date
2022-01-01
Publisher
Springer
Subject
Bilingual; Cross-language transfer; Rapid automatized naming; Reading; Writing system
Coverage
Georgiou G.K., Department of Educational Psychology, 6-102 Education North, University of Alberta, Edmonton, T6G 2G5, AB, Canada; Cardoso-Martins C., Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil; Das J.P., Department of Educational Psychology, 6-102 Education North, University of Alberta, Edmonton, T6G 2G5, AB, Canada; Falc A., Autonomous University of the State of Morelos, Cuernavaca, Mexico; Hosokawa M., Ibaraki University, Mito, Japan; Inoue T., The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong; Li Y., The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong; Martinez D., Department of Educational Psychology, 6-102 Education North, University of Alberta, Edmonton, T6G 2G5, AB, Canada; Padakannaya P., Christ University, Bangalore, India; Parrila R., Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia; Pollo T.C., Universidade Federal de S Jo del-Rei, S Jo del-Rei, Brazil; Salha S.S., An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine; Samantaray S., BJB Junior College, Bhubaneswar, India; Shu H., Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China; Tanji T., Okayama University, Okayama, Japan; Tibi S., Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, United States; Vieira A.P.A., Department of Educational Psychology, 6-102 Education North, University of Alberta, Edmonton, T6G 2G5, AB, Canada
Rights
All Open Access; Bronze Open Access
Relation
ISSN: 25201018
Format
Online
Language
English
Type
Article

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Georgiou G.K.; Cardoso-Martins C.; Das J.P.; Falc A.; Hosokawa M.; Inoue T.; Li Y.; Martinez D.; Padakannaya P.; Parrila R.; Pollo T.C.; Salha S.S.; Samantaray S.; Shu H.; Tanji T.; Tibi S.; Vieira A.P.A., “Cross-language contributions of rapid automatized naming to reading accuracy and fluency in young adults: evidence from eight languages representing different writing systems,” CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Institutional Repository, accessed February 23, 2025, https://archives.christuniversity.in/items/show/15007.

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