?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=The+influence+of+semantic+context+on+initial+eye+landing+sites+in+words&rft.creator=Lavigne%2C+Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric&rft.creator=Vitu%2C+Fran%C3%A7oise&rft.creator=d'Ydewalle%2C+G%C3%A9ry&rft.subject=Cognitive+Psychology&rft.subject=Perceptual+Cognitive+Psychology&rft.subject=Psycholinguistics&rft.description=To+determine+the+role+of+ongoing+processing+on+eye+guidance+in+reading%2C+two+studies+examined+the+effects+of+semantic+context+on+the+eyes'+initial+landing+position+in+words+of+different+levels+of+processing+diffculty.+Results+from+both+studies+clearly+indicate+a+shift+of+the+initial+fixation+location+towards+the+end+of+the+words+for+words+that+can+be+predicted+from+a+prior+semantic+context.+However%2C+shifts+occur+only+in+high-frequency+words+and+with+prior+fixations%0Aclose+to+the+beginning+of+the+target+word.+These+results+suggest+that+ongoing+perceptual+and+linguistic+processes+can+affect+the+decision+of+where+to+send+the+eyes+next+in+reading.+They+are+explained+in+terms+of+the+easiness+of+processing+associated+with+the+target+words+when+located%0Ain+parafoveal+vision.+It+is+concluded+that+two+critical+factors+might+help+observing+effects+of+linguistic+variables+on+initial+landing+sites%2C+namely%2C+the+frequency+of+the+target+word+and+the+position+where+the+eyes+are+launched+from+as+regards+to+the+beginning+of+the+target+word.+Results+also+provide+evidence+for+an+early+locus+of+semantic+context+effects+in+reading.&rft.publisher=Elsevier+Science&rft.date=2000&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F1507%2F3%2Flavigne-vitu-AP.pdf&rft.identifier=++Lavigne%2C+Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric+and+Vitu%2C+Fran%C3%A7oise+and+d'Ydewalle%2C+G%C3%A9ry++(2000)+The+influence+of+semantic+context+on+initial+eye+landing+sites+in+words.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F1507%2F