<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Reading is a complex function that affects our daily living. It requires the cooperation of many structures and functions and is influenced by many different factors. One of the factors influencing the word reading process may be the characteristics of the word, such as its frequency of use in the language, its length, orthographic neighbourhood, and others. These characteristics can affect the speed and accuracy of reading in readers with and without learning disability. The following paper presents some aspects of our current research focused on the influence of the properties of the word on their reading in the Czech language environment. The concept of orthographic neighbourhood will be explained in more detail including some specifics in its calculation and use in the Czech language.</p></abstract>

Reading is a complex function that affects our daily living. It requires the cooperation of many structures and functions and is influenced by many different factors. One of the factors influencing the word reading process may be the characteristics of the word, such as its frequency of use in the language, its length, orthographic neighbourhood, and others. These characteristics can affect the speed and accuracy of reading in readers with and without learning disability. The following paper presents some aspects of our current research focused on the influence of the properties of the word on their reading in the Czech language environment. The concept of orthographic neighbourhood will be explained in more detail including some specifics in its calculation and use in the Czech language.

Orthographic neighbourhood in Czech language and its use in research of reading impairment

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Reading is a complex function that affects our daily living. It requires the cooperation of many structures and functions and is influenced by many different...

Orthographic neighbourhood in Czech language and its use in research of reading impairment

Published Online: Jul 24, 2020

Page range: 54 - 59

Received: Jun 01, 2020

Accepted: Jun 01, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/lf-2020-0007

Keywords
reading, orthographic neighbourhood, Damerau-Levenshtein distance, visual word recognition

© 2020 Monika Ptáčková et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Orthographic neighbourhood in Czech language and its use in research of reading impairment

Published Online: Jul 24, 2020

Page range: 54 - 59

Received: Jun 01, 2020

Accepted: Jun 01, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/lf-2020-0007

Keywordsreading, orthographic neighbourhood, Damerau-Levenshtein distance, visual word recognition

© 2020 Monika Ptáčková et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
reading, orthographic neighbourhood, Damerau-Levenshtein distance, visual word recognition