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Wang, Huili; Li, Jianrong; Wang, Xiaoshuang; Jiang, Meng; Cong, Fengyu; de Vega, Manuel – Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 2019
Embodiment theories argue that language comprehension involves activating specific sensory--motor systems in the brain. Previous research performed in English and other Indo-European languages suggests that, when compared to compatible sentences referring to the same actions performed sequentially (e.g. 'After cleaning the wound he unrolled the…
Descriptors: Mandarin Chinese, Language Processing, Psycholinguistics, Brain Hemisphere Functions