中文摘要：

本文总结空格在文本阅读中作用的相关研究,主要包括以下内容：（1）删除或替代有空格文本中的空格,对阅读产生的干扰作用;（2）在无空格的文本中插入空格,对阅读产生一定的促进作用,空格在汉语阅读中的作用受被试阅读经验、阅读方式和空格大小等因素影响;（3）被试母语和第二语言呈现方式的一致性会影响空格在第二语言阅读中的作用;（4）今后应结合眼动控制理论,从注视点落点位置和熟悉性等方面开展研究。

英文摘要：

Studies about the role of space in reading were reviewed in this paper. Firstly, the eliminating or replacing of interword space in space-language would cause significant disruption effect. Secondly, adding interword spacing into the language which had no space would faciliate reading. Furthermore, the role of space in Chinese reading was affected by following factors, such as reading experience, reading pattern （oral reading, silent reading）, space size and so on. Thirdly, the role of space during the second language reading would be differently affected by the written forms of the first language and the second language. Finally, the future studies about space should consider more details in the guide of eye movement control theories. Moreover, the factors such as landing position and the familiarity of space should be focused, too.