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MASUDA Hisashi
Department Hiroshima shudo University The Faculty of Health Sciences Position Professor |
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| Language | English |
| Publication Date | 2018/07 |
| Type | Articles |
| Peer Review | With peer review |
| Invitation | With invitation |
| Title | Introduction to the multi-script Japanese writing system and word processing |
| Contribution Type | Co-Authored Publication |
| Journal | Writing Systems, Reading Processes, and Cross-Linguistic Influences |
| Journal Type | Another Country |
| Publisher | John Benjamins |
| Volume, Issue, Pages | pp.179-199 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| Author and coauthor | Joyce, T., & Masuda, H. |
| Details | The general consensus among writing-systems researchers is that the Japanese writing system (JWS) is remarkably complex (Joyce, 2002a, 2011). This introduc- tory chapter consists of two main parts that, respectively, provide an overview of the multi-script JWS and a selective review of psycholinguistic research on Japanese visual word processing. More specifically, after outlining its historical development, Part 2 focuses on the contemporary JWS and on highlighting the complex conventions that simultaneously underlie how the component scripts are employed together in essentially complementary ways while effec- tively sanctioning its pervasive levels of orthographic variation. In contrast, the shorter Part 3 reflects on how JWS’s complexity both poses certain challenges and affords unique opportunities for investigating the complicated interactions involved in word processing. |