Comprensión de lectura: La importancia de las anáforas

Mara Pimentel-Saldaña; Juan Silva-Pereyra

doi:10.33064/iycuaa2025956715

Authors

Mara Pimentel-Saldaña National Autonomous University of Mexico https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5870-3724
Juan Silva-Pereyra National Autonomous University of Mexico https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2982-1457

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33064/iycuaa2025956715

Keywords:

anaphora, textual coherence, reading comprehension, reading skills, grammar, child reading development

Abstract

Anaphoric relations are fundamental for reading comprehension, since they give coherence to texts. This article presents the main findings reported in the specialized literature, specifically in psycholinguistics. In the last four decades, the aspects that influence the processing and understanding of anaphors in both adults and children have been investigated. It has been found that there are several factors involved in this process such as grammatical elements and knowledge in general. Hence the importance of developing skills that help facilitate the understanding of anaphors, mainly in the child population. More research is required that includes measuring the brain response to provide more detailed information about how these structures are processed during reading.

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Author Biographies

Mara Pimentel-Saldaña, National Autonomous University of Mexico

Iztacala's Faculty of Higher Education (FES)

Juan Silva-Pereyra, National Autonomous University of Mexico

Iztacala's Faculty of Higher Education (FES)

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