Automaticity, or instant recognition of combinations of letters as units of language, is essential for proficient reading in any language. The article explores automaticity amongst competent adult first-language readers of isiZulu, and the factors associated with it or its opposite - active decoding. Whilst the transparent spelling patterns of isiZulu aid learner readers, some of its orthographical features may militate against their gaining automaticity. These features are agglutination; a conjoined writing system; comparatively long, complex words; and a high rate of recurring strings of particular letters. This implies that optimal strategies for teaching reading in orthographically opaque languages such as English should not be assumed to apply to languages with dissimilar orthographies. Keywords: Orthography; Eye movement; Reading; isiZulu

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自动读取isiZulu

自动化或即时识别字母组合作为一种语言单位，对于熟练阅读任何一种语言都是必不可少的。本文探讨了合格的成语第一语言的isiZulu读者的自动性，以及与之相关的因素或与之相关的主动解码。尽管isiZulu的透明拼写模式可帮助学习者阅读，但其拼写功能可能会不利于他们获得自动知识。这些特征是凝集。连写系统；比较长的复杂单词；以及重复出现的特殊字母字符串的比率很高。这意味着，不应假定以拼写不透明的语言（例如英语）进行阅读教学的最佳策略适用于拼写不同的语言。关键词：正字法；眼动 读; 伊西祖鲁