Tuesday, September 23, 2003
I konw ylal hvae hraed aobut the rsceearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy
i know, i know, i should have gotten this out of the way long ago, but i want to point the world to the discussion at LanguageHat, where,
among other things, it is determined that:
it's next to impossible to track down the origin, so it's more likely a joke/hoax than a result of an actual study
it really seems like longer words are harder to comprehend
possibly the degree of mixed-up-ness of the internal letters can make a difference
this works pretty well in english but not all other languages
context definitely has a lot to do with it
this paragraph drives proofreaders crazy
hrm. there was something else, but i read the discussion a couple of days ago. perhaps i'll re-read it later....
on a related topic, here's blurb about a book which researches how the concept of "words" came about. Seems like it's really just a phenomemon in writing language -- oral languages tend to just think of syllables. And they use the term 'aerated script' which just sounds incredibly cool to me...
among other things, it is determined that:
hrm. there was something else, but i read the discussion a couple of days ago. perhaps i'll re-read it later....
on a related topic, here's blurb about a book which researches how the concept of "words" came about. Seems like it's really just a phenomemon in writing language -- oral languages tend to just think of syllables. And they use the term 'aerated script' which just sounds incredibly cool to me...
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