ISSN 0439-755X
CN 11-1911/B

›› 1990, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (03): 75-83.

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CHINESE ACQUIRED DYSLEXIA——TYPES AND SIGNIFICANCE

Yin Wengang Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences   

  • Published:1990-09-25 Online:1990-09-25

Abstract: Several Chinese acquiring dyslexia were studies in the way of cognitivemeuropsychological approach. The materials used in the study were selec-ted in accordance with the linguistic properties of Chinese characters,and methods were chosen for the purpose of detecting cognitive processesin reading disorders. The study revealed several types of Chinese acquired dyslexia, and the-refore revealed some special features of Chinese reading disorders. There are two types of dyslexia resulting from a blockage in the co-nnections made between character form, sound, and meaning. These areFORM SOUND DYSLEXIA and FORM MEANING DYSLEXIA. Because of the sp?cial properties of Chinese characters there areASSOCIATIVE DYSLEXIA and COMPOUND DYSLEXIA. Compatible with alphabetic acquired dyslexia there also exits SURF-ACE and DEEP DYSLEXIA, both have some distinguishing Chinesefeatures.

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