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The Effect of MEUNGZO and SAEMMUL Fonts on HANGUL Recognition

The Korean Journal of Cognitive and Biological Psychology / The Korean Journal of Cognitive and Biological Psychology, (P)1226-9654; (E)2733-466X
1992, v.4, pp.25-35
Hoyoung Kim (Yonsei University)
ChanSup Chung (Yonsei University)
Kim, H., & Chung, C. (1992). The Effect of MEUNGZO and SAEMMUL Fonts on HANGUL Recognition. The Korean Journal of Cognitive and Biological Psychology, 4, 25-35.

Abstract

In order to investigate the effect of word shapes on Hangul recognition, one-, two-, or three-syllable words typed in Meungzo and Saemmul fonts were briefly flashed on a screen and the rate of correct recognition was measured. The Saemmul font produces alphabets of relatively regular form but conspicuous variations in word contour particularly when the length of a word exceeds 2 syllables, while the conventional Meungzo font generates alphabets of relatively irregular form but minimum variations in word contour irrespective of word length. These aspects of word shape in Saemmul and Meungzo fonts are expected to differentially affect visual information processing of a word. The results of the experiments showed that a word in Meungzo font was recognized more quickly and accurately than that in Saemmul font. As an additional and interesting fording, the current experiments revealed that, for both of the fonts, the rate of correct recognition was increased as a function of word length, which implies the top-down influences like what can be predicted by an interactive activation model.

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