Rüdiger Weingarten

Weingarten, Rüdiger 2013 Comparative graphematics Typology of Writing Systems, Borgwaldt, S. and Terry Joyce (eds.), pp. 13–40 | Article

This paper seeks to outline comparative graphematics as a linguistic approach within writing systems research and typology. In addition to providing a general outline of the approach and its benefits, it is exemplified through a discussion of the relation between the gemination of consonant letters… read more

Weingarten, Rüdiger 2011 Comparative graphematics Typology of writing systems, Borgwaldt, S. and Terry Joyce (eds.), pp. 12–38 | Article

This paper seeks to outline comparative graphematics as a linguistic approach within writing systems research and typology. In addition to providing a general outline of the approach and its benefits, it is exemplified through a discussion of the relation between the gemination of consonant… read more

Sahel, Said, Guido Nottbusch, Angela Grimm and Rüdiger Weingarten 2009 Written production of German compounds: Effects of lexical frequency and semantic transparency The Role of Phonology in Reading, Penke, Martina (ed.), pp. 211–227 | Article

In this study, we present an experiment in which we examined the time course of typing German compounds. The compounds varied according to three criteria: (1) whole word frequency (high vs. low), (2) head frequency (high vs. low) and (3) semantic transparency (transparent vs. opaque). In this… read more

Will, Udo, Guido Nottbusch and Rüdiger Weingarten 2006 Linguistic units in word typing: Effects of word presentation modes and typing delay Script Adjustment and Phonological Awareness, Neef, Martin and Guido Nottbusch (eds.), pp. 153–176 | Article

This study reports on two experiments in which German participants had to type words presented to them in various modes. Experiment 1 compares typing following visual and oral word presentation with typing following picture presentation. In the second experiment typing responses following oral and… read more

Weingarten, Rüdiger 2005 Subsyllabic units in written word production Written Language & Literacy 8:1, pp. 43–61 | Article

In previous studies we have found that the writing of words (typing) is made up of a highly structured time course. Words are written using a course of accelerations and decelerations at certain points within the words. These points correlate highly with the syllabic word structure and also with… read more

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Written Language & Literacy (WL&L)

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