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  • Understanding Literacy and Cognition

    Theory, Research, and Application

    Edited by C.K. Leong, B.S. Randhawa ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    What does it me an to be literate? What does it mean to be a cognizing individual? What is the nature of cognizing? These are not new questions. They have been treated as "philosophical puzzles" to be pondered systema tically in the hope of some eventual solution. They have also been viewed as sets of "language games" with their own rules to enable the individual to understand the world. These age ... Read more

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  • Reading Disabilities

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    Edited by R.M. Joshi, C.K. Leong ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    The present volume is based on the proceedings of the Advanced Study Institute (ASI) sponsored by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). The Institute was conducted at the beautiful Chateau de Bonas, near Toulouse, France in October, 1991. A number of scholars from different countries participated in the two-week institute on differential diagnosis and treatments of reading and writing ... Read more

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  • Cross-Language Studies of Learning to Read and Spell:

    Phonologic and Orthographic Processing

    Edited by C.K. Leong, R.M. Joshi ...
    Series Book 87 - NATO Science Series D
    The present volume is based on the proceedings of the Advanced Study Institute (AS I) sponsored by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) held in Alvor, Algarve, Portugal. A number of scholars from different countries participated in the two-week institute on Cognitive and linguistic aspects of reading, writing, and spelling. The present papers are further versions with modifications and ... Read more

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  • Cognitive Processing of the Chinese and the Japanese Languages

    Edited by C.K. Leong, Katsuo Tamaoka ...
    Series Book 14 - Neuropsychology and Cognition
    The area of cognitive processing of Chinese and Japanese is currently attracting a great deal of attention by leading cognitive psychologists. They aim to find out the similarities and differences in processing the morphosyllabic Chinese and Japanese syllabary as compared with alphabetic language systems.Topics under the processing of Chinese include: the use of phonological codes in visual ... Read more

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    Theoretical Foundations for Document Design

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    There is a need for general theoretical principles describing/explaining effective design -- those which demonstrate "unity" and enhance comprehension and usability. Theories of cohesion from linguistics and of comprehension in psychology are likely sources of such general principles. Unfortunately, linguistic approaches to discourse unity have focused exclusively on semantic elements such as ... Read more

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    This bestselling textbook provides an engaging and user-friendly introduction to the study of language. Assuming no prior knowledge of the subject, Yule presents information in bite-sized sections, clearly explaining the major concepts in linguistics and all the key elements of language. This seventh edition has been revised and updated throughout, with substantial changes to the chapters on ... Read more

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