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Introduction Translation and psycholinguistics are closely related fields that focus on language processing. While translation is the act of transferring meaning from one language to another, psycholinguistics is the study of how language is understood, produced, and remembered in the human mind. Combining the two helps us understand the mental processes involved when a person […]

In what sense is reading called “a psycholinguistic guessing game”?

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Introduction Reading is often described as a “psycholinguistic guessing game”—a term coined by Kenneth Goodman. This concept emphasizes that reading is not just decoding words but an active process involving the brain’s linguistic and psychological faculties. Readers make educated guesses based on context, background knowledge, and predictions to construct meaning from text. Reading as a

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