On Feb 19, 2020 Prof Simon P. Liversedge was invited to Edge Hill University to give a talk titled “Does lexical processing occur serially or in parallel in reading?” at the Edge Hill University.
Abstract
There has been a significant amount of eye movement research to investigate the psychological processes underlying normal reading. Most of this work has focused on skilled adult reading of alphabetic languages (predominantly English). Arguably, the most contentious recent debate in the field of eye movement control and reading concerns whether lexical identification of words occurs serially, or in parallel. Two strong and opposing theoretical positions in relation to models of eye movement control in reading have emerged; the serial position (e.g., E-Z Reader) in which words are lexically accessed and identified sequentially, and the parallel position (e.g., SWIFT; OB1 Reader) in which words are lexically identified in parallel. Evidence exists to support each position and the field has reached something of an impasse.
Recently, there has been an increase in research investigating processes underlying reading in non-alphabetic languages. In this talk I will argue that consideration of experimental findings from Chinese reading studies pushes us to think somewhat differently about existing theoretical frameworks. Specifically, how unspaced text is segmented and processed in relation to oculomotor decisions during reading. I will describe several recent studies that may have important implications for these existing theoretical accounts and may move us beyond the current deadlock.
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