PROCESSING OF ALTERNATED AND INVERSE FONTS IN WORD RECOGNITION BY NATIVE AND NONNATIVE SPEAKERS OF ENGLISH

Аннотация

This study investigates the processing of alternated and inverse fonts in word recognition by both native and nonnative speakers of English. The abstract highlights the importance of font variation in visual word recognition and explores its impact on native and nonnative language processing. The study utilizes a combination of experimental tasks, such as lexical decision and reading aloud, to examine participants' accuracy and reaction times in recognizing words presented in alternated and inverse fonts. The findings shed light on the influence of font manipulation on word recognition processes among native and nonnative speakers of English. This study contributes to our understanding of the cognitive mechanisms involved in visual word recognition and has implications for second language acquisition and reading instruction. KEYWORDS Alternated fonts, inverse fonts, word recognition, native speakers, nonnative speakers, visual processing, lexical decision, reading aloud, cognitive mechanisms, second language acquisition.