Morphemes also serve as processing units in handwriting production.

  1. Sonia Kandel
  2. Carlos J. Álvarez 1
  3. Nathalie Vallée
  1. 1 Universidad de La Laguna
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    Universidad de La Laguna

    San Cristobal de La Laguna, España

    ROR https://ror.org/01r9z8p25

Libro:
Neuropsychology and Cognition of Language Behavioural, Neuropsychological and Neuroimaging Studies of Spoken and Written Language.
  1. Monica Baciu (coord.)

Editorial: Kerala (India): Research Signpost.

ISBN: 978-81-308-0288-6

Año de publicación: 2008

Tipo: Capítulo de Libro

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Resumen

This investigation aimed to show that the morphological structure of a word constrains motor programming in adult handwriting production. Participants wrote French suffixed and pseudo-suffixed words in upper-case letters, lifting their pen between each letter. The duration of the inter-letter intervals provides information on the timing of motor programming. The results revealed that the inter-letter intervals separating the root from the suffix in suffixed words were significantly longer than the corresponding serial position in pseudo-suffixed words. The latencies for suffixed words were higher than for pseudo-suffixed words. Thus handwriting production may be regulated by morpheme-sized processing units, at least for suffixed words.