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Lexical Comprehension

Lexical Comprehension is the cognitive ability to recognize and understand the meaning of words in spoken or written input, distinguished from broader linguistic processing by its exclusive focus on vocabulary knowledge and access within the context of receptive language.

588

Publications

53.1K

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1.3K

Authors

490

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2017–2026

100

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Publications

588

Reading Ability: Lexical Quality to Comprehension

Charles A. Perfetti · Scientific Studies of Reading · 2007 · 2K citations

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Lexical access during sentence comprehension: (Re)consideration of context effects

David Swinney · Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior · 1979 · 1.8K citations

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How Large a Vocabulary is Needed For Reading and Listening?

Canadian Modern Language Review/ La Revue canadienne des langues vivantes · 2006 · 1.4K citations

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Word Knowledge in a Theory of Reading Comprehension

Charles A. Perfetti, Joseph Z. Stafura · Scientific Studies of Reading · 2013 · 1.3K citations

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Lexical access in simple reading tasks

Max Coltheart · Medical Entomology and Zoology · 1978 · 999 citations

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Authors

1.3K

  1. AC
    Alfonso Caramazza

    Harvard University, United States

    12 publications · 1.4K citations

    12

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  2. KR
    Keith Rayner

    University of Massachusetts Amherst, United States

    7 publications · 1K citations

    7

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  3. CA
    Charles A. Perfetti

    University of Pittsburgh, United States

    6 publications · 3.7K citations

    6

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  4. BZ
    Bradford Z. Mahon

    University of Rochester, United States

    5 publications · 777 citations

    5

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  5. PN
    Paul Nation

    Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

    5 publications · 1.8K citations

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Institutions

490

  1. Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics

    Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    18 h-index

    37 publications

    3.9K citations

  2. Radboud University Nijmegen

    Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    14 h-index

    32 publications

    2.3K citations

  3. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    11 h-index

    29 publications

    1.7K citations

  4. Google (United States)

    Mountain View, United States

    11 h-index

    38 publications

    2.8K citations

  5. Max Planck Society

    Munich, Germany

    11 h-index

    20 publications

    1.6K citations

  6. University of California, Davis

    Davis, United States

    9 h-index

    16 publications

    1K citations

  7. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    9 h-index

    17 publications

    761 citations

  8. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    9 h-index

    31 publications

    3K citations

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Venues

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  2. Reading Research Quarterly

    RRQ · 19 publications · 2.1K citations

    17

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  3. Brain and Language

    14 publications · 969 citations

    14

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  4. Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research

    JSLHR · 12 publications · 849 citations

    12

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  5. Journal of Educational Psychology

    11 publications · 1.1K citations

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