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Chinese offers a test for universal cognitive processes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 October 2023

Ming Yan Open the ORCID record for Ming Yan [Opens in a new window]  and
Reinhold Kliegl Open the ORCID record for Reinhold Kliegl [Opens in a new window]
Ming Yan
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Macau, Taipa, Macaumingyan@um.edu.mo; https://www.um.edu.mo/fss/psychology/staff_yanming.html Center for Cognitive and Brain Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macau
Reinhold Kliegl
Affiliation:
Department of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany reinhold.kliegl@uni-potsdam.de; https://www.uni-potsdam.de/en/trainingswissenschaft/staff/rkliegl
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Abstract

The Chinese writing system is unique in its implementation of graphemic, phonological, morphological, and semantic features. We add nuances to its portrait in the target article and highlight research on radically different timelines of phonological and semantic activation during reading of Chinese and alphabetic script, paving the way for the identification of universal and culture-specific cognitive processing.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 46 , 2023 , e258
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