Pauses in written composition: on the importance of where writers pause
Pauses in written composition: on the importance of where writers pause
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写作中的停顿：论作家停顿位置的重要性
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2017
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Evan F. Risko
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Srdan Medimorec;Evan F. Risko
许多先前的研究已经概念化的停顿在写作过程中的参与高层次的认知过程的指标。本研究以101名大学生为被试，记录他们的写作日志。我们研究了三个时间间隔（300-999，1000-1999和>2000 ms）内的停顿之间的关系，在不同的文本边界（即，在单词、句子和段落之间），体裁（即，叙述性对争论性），以及转录流畅性（即，打字速度）。此外，我们还研究了停顿与文章中各种词汇特征的关系（例如，词频、句子长度）控制转录流畅性和体裁。除了复制一些先前报道的停顿效果的组成，我们还表明，停顿与写作的各个方面，无论转录流畅性和体裁。关键的是，我们的研究结果表明，大多数的停顿效果在书面作文调制的停顿位置。例如，在单词边界处增加的停顿率预测单词频率，而在句子边界处的停顿率预测句子长度，这表明在这些文本边界处的处理水平不同。最后，我们报告了一些不一致的地方，使用不同的定义的停顿。我们讨论了不同文本边界处停顿对写作影响的潜在机制。
Much previous research has conceptualized pauses during writing as indicators of the engagement of higher-level cognitive processes. In the present study 101 university students composed narrative or argumentative essays, while their key logging was recorded. We investigated the relation between pauses within three time intervals (300–999, 1000–1999, and >2000 ms), at different text boundaries (i.e., between words, sentences, and paragraphs), genre (i.e., narrative vs. argumentative), and transcription fluency (i.e., typing speed). Moreover, we investigated the relation between pauses and various lexical characteristics of essays (e.g., word frequency, sentence length) controlling for transcription fluency and genre. In addition to replicating a number of previously reported pause effects in composition, we also show that pauses are related to various aspects of writing, regardless of transcription fluency and genre. Critically our results show that the majority of pause effects in written composition are modulated by pause location. For example, increased pause rates at word boundaries predicted word frequency, while pause rates at sentence boundaries predicted sentence length, suggesting different levels of processing at these text boundaries. Lastly, we report some inconsistencies when using various definitions of pauses. We discuss potential mechanisms underlying effects of pauses at different text boundaries on writing.