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Rao, Chaitra; Mathur, Avantika; Singh, Nandini C. – Brain and Language, 2013
Romanized transliteration is widely used in internet communication and global commerce, yet we know little about its behavioural and neural processing. Here, we show that Romanized text imposes a significant neurocognitive load. Readers faced greater difficulty in identifying concrete words written in Romanized transliteration (Romanagari)…
Descriptors: Romanization, Native Language, Cognitive Processes, Brain Hemisphere Functions
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Kazi, Smaragda; Demetriou, Andreas; Spanoudis, George; Zhang, Xiang Kui; Wang, Yuan – Intelligence, 2012
This study investigated intellectual development in 4-7 years old Greek and Chinese children. They were examined on speeded performance, working memory, reasoning, and self-awareness tasks in order to investigate possible effects of learning the Chinese logographic system on possible differences in intellectual development between these ethnic…
Descriptors: Ethnic Groups, Romanization, Chinese, Intellectual Development