Table 4. Mean reading time measures in the posttarget region by native language group.
| Measure | English
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Arabic
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Mandarin
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| Gram. | Noun–Adj. | Noun–Art. | Mean | Gram. | Noun–Adj. | Noun–Art. | Mean | Gram. | Noun–Adj. | Noun–Art. | Mean | |
| First-fixation duration (ms) | 238 | 248 | 249 | 245 | 287 | 291 | 281 | 290 | 256 | 270 | 264 | 271 |
| First-pass reading time (ms) | 381 | 391 | 328 | 366 | 653 | 612 | 605 | 633 | 490 | 505 | 490 | 507 |
| Regressions out (proportion exiting the region) | .14 | .22 | .19 | .18 | .20 | .36 | .26 | 27 | .28 | .60 | .44 | .44 |
| Go-past time (ms) | 613 | 678 | 574 | 621 | 1057 | 1479 | 1152 | 1256 | 795 | 1206 | 1107 | 1092 |
| Total time (ms) | 604 | 593 | 461 | 553 | 1653 | 1622 | 1248 | 1539 | 1201 | 1270 | 1060 | 1205 |
Note: Gram. = grammatical; adj. = adjective; art. = article.