Phonological Neighborhood Density and Type Modulate Visual Recognition of Mandarin Chinese: Evidence from Monosyllabic Words
These findings support a cascaded competition model: early PND assessment (P200), enhanced for tone neighbors, amplifies their later N400 conflict. This neural mechanism elucidates the hierarchical organization of phonological processing in Chinese monosyllabic words, thereby clarifying a core component which underpins the recognition of more complex words in Mandarin.
Authors
- Zhongyan Jiao
- Xianhui Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2209-1367)
- Wenjun Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3870-5041)
Institutions
- Ningbo University of Technology (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Brain Sciences
- Published
- 2025-12-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci15121304
- Primary Topic
- Reading and Literacy Development
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00