Reading Time and Vocabulary Rating in the Japanese Language: Large-Scale Reading Time Data Collection Using Crowdsourcing

This study examined the effect of the differences in human vocabulary on reading time. This study conducted a word familiarity survey and applied a generalised linear mixed model to the participant ratings, assuming vocabulary to be a random effect of the participants. Following this, the participants took part in a self-paced reading task, and their reading times were recorded. The results clarified the effect of vocabulary differences on reading time.