Psychology 2134A/B Study Guide - Final Guide: Orthographic Depth, English Orthography, Parafovea
27 Sep 2018
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We were initially hunter-gatherers with no need for writing. Full-fledged writing systems evolved out of early calendars and tally sheets for records. Rising civilizations in central america developed writing systems later and without any knowledge of writing in the old world. Until recently, only few people ever learned to read and write was skillful and reserved for priests and bureaucrats. Orthography: the set of rules for writing the words of a language. Shallow orthography: spelling and pronunciation are closely matched regular spanish. Deep orthography: spelling and pronunciation are poorly matched irregular english: mapping between written and spoken forms is complex and riddled with exceptions, even educated readers get tripped up on spelling from time to time. Homophones: words with the same pronunciation but different meanings (to, two, too: rely on context to decide which meaning is intended. Homographs: words that are spelled the same but pronounced differently (lead, read)
