Ich habe heute etwas Interessantes gefunden, das ich euch nicht vorenthalten wollte. Leider nur in Englisch, da das Phänomen im Deutschen wohl nicht so deutlich auftritt.
Für alle die kein Englisch sprechen: Es geht darum, dass das Gehirn beim Lesen vor allem auf den ersten und letzten Buchstaben achtet und man die Dazwischenliegenden vertauschen kann. Dsa sötrt biem Lseen wiet wneiegr als WENN DIE SHIFT TASTE KLEMMT, DA GROßBUCHSTABEN ALLE DIE GLEICHE HÖHE HABEN UND NICHT NACH UNTEN ODER OBEN ÜBER DIE ÜBRIGEN HINAUSRAGEN.
ZitatIt's a well-documented phenomena in cognitive psychology. People recognize words by their shape. Ever notice how much easier it is to read (recognize) lower case text? SEE HOW MUCH HARDER IT IS TO READ TEXT IN ALL CAPS? IT'S BECAUSE WORDS LOOK LIKE FEATURELESS BLOCKS instead of sporting nice ascenders and descenders to give you a clue to what letterforms words contain.
This is also why the really important bits of all legal documents are in small, capitalized text: it's purposely done to reduce reading comprehension so you won't read the contract.
But is it not also true that we sometimes capitalize words to make them stand out, so that people WILL read them, or to emphasize on these words?
ZitatAoccdrnig to rscheearch at an Elingsh uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, olny taht the frist and lsat ltteres are at the rghit pcleas. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae we do not raed ervey lteter by ilstef, but the wrod as a wlohe.
ZitatADCNOCIRG TO A RESARCHCEH AT AN ENSILGH UVTEIRNISY, IT DEN'SOT MTATER IN WAHT OEDRR THE LTETRES IN A WORD ARE THE OLNY IEPRNMTOT TINHG IS TAHT FSRIT AND LAST LTEETR IS AT THE RGHIT PCLAE. THE REST CAN BE A TATOL MESS AND YOU CAN STLIL READ IT WOTHIUT PEORBLM. TIHS IS BCEASUE WE DO NOT RAED ERVEY LEETTR BY IT SELF BUT THE WORD AS A WLOHE.
ZitatAdCnOcIrG tO a ReSaRcHcEh At An EnSiLgH uVtEiRnIsY, iT dOn'SoT mTaTeR iN wAhT oEdRr tHe LtEtReS iN a WrOd ArE tHe oLnY iEpRnMtOt tInHg iS tAhT fSrIt aNd lSaT lTeEtR iS aT tHe rGhIt pClAe. ThE rSet cAn bE a TaToL mEsS aNd YoU cAn StLiL rAeD iT WoThIuT pEoRbLm. TiHs Is BcEaSuE wE dO nOt rAeD eRvEy LeEtTr By It SlEf BuT tHe wRoD aS a wLoHe.
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Quellen: http://www.languagehat.com/archives/000840.php
http://science.slashdot.org/ar…d&tid=133&tid=134&tid=186
). Sie mußte die Worte immer Buchstabe für Buchstabe lesen.