Expanding horizons of cross-linguistic research on reading: The Multilingual Eye-movement Corpus (MECO)

Autores: Siegelman, Noam; Schroeder, Sascha; Acartürk, Cengiz; Ahn, Hee Don; Alexeeva, Svetlana; Amenta, Simona; Bertram, Raymond; Bonandrini, Rolando; Brysbaert, Marc; Chernova, Daria; Da Fonseca, Sara Maria; Dirix, Nicolas; Duyck, Wouter; Fella, Argyro; Frost, Ram; Gattei, Carolina Andrea; Kalaitzi, Areti; Kwon, Jungmi; Lõo, Kaidi; Marelli, Marco; Papadopoulos, Timothy C.; Protopapas, Athanassios; Savo, Satu; Shalóm, Diego Edgar; Slioussar, Natalia; Stein, Roni; Sui, Longjiao; Taboh, Analí Rosa; Tønnesen, Veronica; Usal, Kerem Alp; Kuperman, Victor
Año de publicación: 2022
Idioma: inglés
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado: versión publicada
Descripción: Scientific studies of language behavior need to grapple with a large diversity of languages in the world and, for reading, a further variability in writing systems. Yet, the ability to form meaningful theories of reading is contingent on the availability of cross-linguistic behavioral data. This paper offers new insights into aspects of reading behavior that are shared and those that vary systematically across languages through an investigation of eye-tracking data from 13 languages recorded during text reading. We begin with reporting a bibliometric analysis of eye-tracking studies showing that the current empirical base is insufficient for cross-linguistic comparisons. We respond to this empirical lacuna by presenting the Multilingual Eye-Movement Corpus (MECO), the product of an international multi-lab collaboration. We examine which behavioral indices differentiate between reading in written languages, and which measures are stable across languages. One of the findings is that readers of different languages vary considerably in their skipping rate (i.e., the likelihood of not fixating on a word even once) and that this variability is explained by cross-linguistic differences in word length distributions. In contrast, if readers do not skip a word, they tend to spend a similar average time viewing it. We outline the implications of these findings for theories of reading. We also describe prospective uses of the publicly available MECO data, and its further development plans.
Fil: Siegelman, Noam. No especifíca;
Fil: Schroeder, Sascha. Universität Göttingen; Alemania
Fil: Acartürk, Cengiz. Middle East Technical University.; Turquía
Fil: Ahn, Hee Don. Konkuk University; China
Fil: Alexeeva, Svetlana. Saint Petersburg State University; Rusia
Fil: Amenta, Simona. Universita degli Studi di Trento; Italia
Fil: Bertram, Raymond. No especifíca;
Fil: Bonandrini, Rolando. Università degli Studi di Milano; Italia
Fil: Brysbaert, Marc. University of Ghent; Bélgica
Fil: Chernova, Daria. Saint Petersburg State University; Rusia
Fil: Da Fonseca, Sara Maria. University of Oslo; Noruega
Fil: Dirix, Nicolas. University of Ghent; Bélgica
Fil: Duyck, Wouter. University of Ghent; Bélgica
Fil: Fella, Argyro. University Of Nicosia; Chipre
Fil: Frost, Ram. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Israel
Fil: Gattei, Carolina Andrea. Universidad Torcuato Di Tella; Argentina. Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina "Santa María de los Buenos Aires"; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Física de Buenos Aires. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Física de Buenos Aires; Argentina
Fil: Kalaitzi, Areti. University of Oslo; Noruega
Fil: Kwon, Jungmi. University of Oregon; Estados Unidos
Fil: Lõo, Kaidi. No especifíca;
Fil: Marelli, Marco. Università degli Studi di Milano; Italia
Fil: Papadopoulos, Timothy C.. University Of Cyprus; Chipre
Fil: Protopapas, Athanassios. University of Oslo; Noruega
Fil: Savo, Satu. No especifíca;
Fil: Shalóm, Diego Edgar. Universidad Torcuato Di Tella; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Física de Buenos Aires. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Física de Buenos Aires; Argentina
Fil: Slioussar, Natalia. Saint Petersburg State University; Rusia
Fil: Stein, Roni. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Israel
Fil: Sui, Longjiao. University of Ghent; Bélgica
Fil: Taboh, Analí Rosa. Universidad Torcuato Di Tella; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Física de Buenos Aires. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Física de Buenos Aires; Argentina
Fil: Tønnesen, Veronica. University of Oslo; Noruega
Fil: Usal, Kerem Alp. No especifíca;
Fil: Kuperman, Victor. Mcmaster University; Canadá
Materia: CROSS-LINGUISTIC RESEARCH
EYE TRACKING
LANGUAGE
READING
Nivel de accesibilidad: acceso abierto
Condiciones de uso: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/
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Institución: Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
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spelling	Expanding horizons of cross-linguistic research on reading: The Multilingual Eye-movement Corpus (MECO)Siegelman, NoamSchroeder, SaschaAcartürk, CengizAhn, Hee DonAlexeeva, SvetlanaAmenta, SimonaBertram, RaymondBonandrini, RolandoBrysbaert, MarcChernova, DariaDa Fonseca, Sara MariaDirix, NicolasDuyck, WouterFella, ArgyroFrost, RamGattei, Carolina AndreaKalaitzi, AretiKwon, JungmiLõo, KaidiMarelli, MarcoPapadopoulos, Timothy C.Protopapas, AthanassiosSavo, SatuShalóm, Diego EdgarSlioussar, NataliaStein, RoniSui, LongjiaoTaboh, Analí RosaTønnesen, VeronicaUsal, Kerem AlpKuperman, VictorCROSS-LINGUISTIC RESEARCHEYE TRACKINGLANGUAGEREADINGhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/6.2https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6Scientific studies of language behavior need to grapple with a large diversity of languages in the world and, for reading, a further variability in writing systems. Yet, the ability to form meaningful theories of reading is contingent on the availability of cross-linguistic behavioral data. This paper offers new insights into aspects of reading behavior that are shared and those that vary systematically across languages through an investigation of eye-tracking data from 13 languages recorded during text reading. We begin with reporting a bibliometric analysis of eye-tracking studies showing that the current empirical base is insufficient for cross-linguistic comparisons. We respond to this empirical lacuna by presenting the Multilingual Eye-Movement Corpus (MECO), the product of an international multi-lab collaboration. We examine which behavioral indices differentiate between reading in written languages, and which measures are stable across languages. One of the findings is that readers of different languages vary considerably in their skipping rate (i.e., the likelihood of not fixating on a word even once) and that this variability is explained by cross-linguistic differences in word length distributions. In contrast, if readers do not skip a word, they tend to spend a similar average time viewing it. We outline the implications of these findings for theories of reading. We also describe prospective uses of the publicly available MECO data, and its further development plans.Fil: Siegelman, Noam. No especifíca;Fil: Schroeder, Sascha. Universität Göttingen; AlemaniaFil: Acartürk, Cengiz. Middle East Technical University.; TurquíaFil: Ahn, Hee Don. Konkuk University; ChinaFil: Alexeeva, Svetlana. Saint Petersburg State University; RusiaFil: Amenta, Simona. Universita degli Studi di Trento; ItaliaFil: Bertram, Raymond. No especifíca;Fil: Bonandrini, Rolando. Università degli Studi di Milano; ItaliaFil: Brysbaert, Marc. University of Ghent; BélgicaFil: Chernova, Daria. Saint Petersburg State University; RusiaFil: Da Fonseca, Sara Maria. University of Oslo; NoruegaFil: Dirix, Nicolas. University of Ghent; BélgicaFil: Duyck, Wouter. University of Ghent; BélgicaFil: Fella, Argyro. University Of Nicosia; ChipreFil: Frost, Ram. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem; IsraelFil: Gattei, Carolina Andrea. Universidad Torcuato Di Tella; Argentina. Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina "Santa María de los Buenos Aires"; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Física de Buenos Aires. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Física de Buenos Aires; ArgentinaFil: Kalaitzi, Areti. University of Oslo; NoruegaFil: Kwon, Jungmi. University of Oregon; Estados UnidosFil: Lõo, Kaidi. No especifíca;Fil: Marelli, Marco. Università degli Studi di Milano; ItaliaFil: Papadopoulos, Timothy C.. University Of Cyprus; ChipreFil: Protopapas, Athanassios. University of Oslo; NoruegaFil: Savo, Satu. No especifíca;Fil: Shalóm, Diego Edgar. Universidad Torcuato Di Tella; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Física de Buenos Aires. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Física de Buenos Aires; ArgentinaFil: Slioussar, Natalia. Saint Petersburg State University; RusiaFil: Stein, Roni. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem; IsraelFil: Sui, Longjiao. University of Ghent; BélgicaFil: Taboh, Analí Rosa. Universidad Torcuato Di Tella; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Física de Buenos Aires. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Física de Buenos Aires; ArgentinaFil: Tønnesen, Veronica. University of Oslo; NoruegaFil: Usal, Kerem Alp. No especifíca;Fil: Kuperman, Victor. 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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv	Expanding horizons of cross-linguistic research on reading: The Multilingual Eye-movement Corpus (MECO)
title	Expanding horizons of cross-linguistic research on reading: The Multilingual Eye-movement Corpus (MECO)
spellingShingle	Expanding horizons of cross-linguistic research on reading: The Multilingual Eye-movement Corpus (MECO) Siegelman, Noam CROSS-LINGUISTIC RESEARCH EYE TRACKING LANGUAGE READING
title_short	Expanding horizons of cross-linguistic research on reading: The Multilingual Eye-movement Corpus (MECO)
title_full	Expanding horizons of cross-linguistic research on reading: The Multilingual Eye-movement Corpus (MECO)
title_fullStr	Expanding horizons of cross-linguistic research on reading: The Multilingual Eye-movement Corpus (MECO)
title_full_unstemmed	Expanding horizons of cross-linguistic research on reading: The Multilingual Eye-movement Corpus (MECO)
title_sort	Expanding horizons of cross-linguistic research on reading: The Multilingual Eye-movement Corpus (MECO)
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv	Siegelman, Noam Schroeder, Sascha Acartürk, Cengiz Ahn, Hee Don Alexeeva, Svetlana Amenta, Simona Bertram, Raymond Bonandrini, Rolando Brysbaert, Marc Chernova, Daria Da Fonseca, Sara Maria Dirix, Nicolas Duyck, Wouter Fella, Argyro Frost, Ram Gattei, Carolina Andrea Kalaitzi, Areti Kwon, Jungmi Lõo, Kaidi Marelli, Marco Papadopoulos, Timothy C. Protopapas, Athanassios Savo, Satu Shalóm, Diego Edgar Slioussar, Natalia Stein, Roni Sui, Longjiao Taboh, Analí Rosa Tønnesen, Veronica Usal, Kerem Alp Kuperman, Victor
author	Siegelman, Noam
author_facet	Siegelman, Noam Schroeder, Sascha Acartürk, Cengiz Ahn, Hee Don Alexeeva, Svetlana Amenta, Simona Bertram, Raymond Bonandrini, Rolando Brysbaert, Marc Chernova, Daria Da Fonseca, Sara Maria Dirix, Nicolas Duyck, Wouter Fella, Argyro Frost, Ram Gattei, Carolina Andrea Kalaitzi, Areti Kwon, Jungmi Lõo, Kaidi Marelli, Marco Papadopoulos, Timothy C. Protopapas, Athanassios Savo, Satu Shalóm, Diego Edgar Slioussar, Natalia Stein, Roni Sui, Longjiao Taboh, Analí Rosa Tønnesen, Veronica Usal, Kerem Alp Kuperman, Victor
author_role	author
author2	Schroeder, Sascha Acartürk, Cengiz Ahn, Hee Don Alexeeva, Svetlana Amenta, Simona Bertram, Raymond Bonandrini, Rolando Brysbaert, Marc Chernova, Daria Da Fonseca, Sara Maria Dirix, Nicolas Duyck, Wouter Fella, Argyro Frost, Ram Gattei, Carolina Andrea Kalaitzi, Areti Kwon, Jungmi Lõo, Kaidi Marelli, Marco Papadopoulos, Timothy C. Protopapas, Athanassios Savo, Satu Shalóm, Diego Edgar Slioussar, Natalia Stein, Roni Sui, Longjiao Taboh, Analí Rosa Tønnesen, Veronica Usal, Kerem Alp Kuperman, Victor
author2_role	author author author author author author author author author author author author author author author author author author author author author author author author author author author author author author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv	CROSS-LINGUISTIC RESEARCH EYE TRACKING LANGUAGE READING
topic	CROSS-LINGUISTIC RESEARCH EYE TRACKING LANGUAGE READING
purl_subject.fl_str_mv	https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6.2 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv	Scientific studies of language behavior need to grapple with a large diversity of languages in the world and, for reading, a further variability in writing systems. Yet, the ability to form meaningful theories of reading is contingent on the availability of cross-linguistic behavioral data. This paper offers new insights into aspects of reading behavior that are shared and those that vary systematically across languages through an investigation of eye-tracking data from 13 languages recorded during text reading. We begin with reporting a bibliometric analysis of eye-tracking studies showing that the current empirical base is insufficient for cross-linguistic comparisons. We respond to this empirical lacuna by presenting the Multilingual Eye-Movement Corpus (MECO), the product of an international multi-lab collaboration. We examine which behavioral indices differentiate between reading in written languages, and which measures are stable across languages. One of the findings is that readers of different languages vary considerably in their skipping rate (i.e., the likelihood of not fixating on a word even once) and that this variability is explained by cross-linguistic differences in word length distributions. In contrast, if readers do not skip a word, they tend to spend a similar average time viewing it. We outline the implications of these findings for theories of reading. We also describe prospective uses of the publicly available MECO data, and its further development plans. Fil: Siegelman, Noam. No especifíca; Fil: Schroeder, Sascha. Universität Göttingen; Alemania Fil: Acartürk, Cengiz. Middle East Technical University.; Turquía Fil: Ahn, Hee Don. Konkuk University; China Fil: Alexeeva, Svetlana. Saint Petersburg State University; Rusia Fil: Amenta, Simona. Universita degli Studi di Trento; Italia Fil: Bertram, Raymond. No especifíca; Fil: Bonandrini, Rolando. Università degli Studi di Milano; Italia Fil: Brysbaert, Marc. University of Ghent; Bélgica Fil: Chernova, Daria. Saint Petersburg State University; Rusia Fil: Da Fonseca, Sara Maria. University of Oslo; Noruega Fil: Dirix, Nicolas. University of Ghent; Bélgica Fil: Duyck, Wouter. University of Ghent; Bélgica Fil: Fella, Argyro. University Of Nicosia; Chipre Fil: Frost, Ram. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Israel Fil: Gattei, Carolina Andrea. Universidad Torcuato Di Tella; Argentina. Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina "Santa María de los Buenos Aires"; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Física de Buenos Aires. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Física de Buenos Aires; Argentina Fil: Kalaitzi, Areti. University of Oslo; Noruega Fil: Kwon, Jungmi. University of Oregon; Estados Unidos Fil: Lõo, Kaidi. No especifíca; Fil: Marelli, Marco. Università degli Studi di Milano; Italia Fil: Papadopoulos, Timothy C.. University Of Cyprus; Chipre Fil: Protopapas, Athanassios. University of Oslo; Noruega Fil: Savo, Satu. No especifíca; Fil: Shalóm, Diego Edgar. Universidad Torcuato Di Tella; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Física de Buenos Aires. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Física de Buenos Aires; Argentina Fil: Slioussar, Natalia. Saint Petersburg State University; Rusia Fil: Stein, Roni. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Israel Fil: Sui, Longjiao. University of Ghent; Bélgica Fil: Taboh, Analí Rosa. Universidad Torcuato Di Tella; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Física de Buenos Aires. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Física de Buenos Aires; Argentina Fil: Tønnesen, Veronica. University of Oslo; Noruega Fil: Usal, Kerem Alp. No especifíca; Fil: Kuperman, Victor. Mcmaster University; Canadá
description	Scientific studies of language behavior need to grapple with a large diversity of languages in the world and, for reading, a further variability in writing systems. Yet, the ability to form meaningful theories of reading is contingent on the availability of cross-linguistic behavioral data. This paper offers new insights into aspects of reading behavior that are shared and those that vary systematically across languages through an investigation of eye-tracking data from 13 languages recorded during text reading. We begin with reporting a bibliometric analysis of eye-tracking studies showing that the current empirical base is insufficient for cross-linguistic comparisons. We respond to this empirical lacuna by presenting the Multilingual Eye-Movement Corpus (MECO), the product of an international multi-lab collaboration. We examine which behavioral indices differentiate between reading in written languages, and which measures are stable across languages. One of the findings is that readers of different languages vary considerably in their skipping rate (i.e., the likelihood of not fixating on a word even once) and that this variability is explained by cross-linguistic differences in word length distributions. In contrast, if readers do not skip a word, they tend to spend a similar average time viewing it. We outline the implications of these findings for theories of reading. We also describe prospective uses of the publicly available MECO data, and its further development plans.
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Expanding horizons of cross-linguistic research on reading: The Multilingual Eye-movement Corpus (MECO)

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