Acquisition of Chinese characters: the impact of character properties and the contribution of individual differences

• Li-Jen Kuo ^[1] ; Yu-Min Ku ^[2] ; Zhuo Chen ^[3] ; Chih-Yuan Shih ^[2]
  1. [1] Texas A&M University

     Texas A&M University

     Estados Unidos

     
  2. [2] National Central University

     National Central University

     Taoyuan District, Taiwán

     
  3. [3] Shaanxi Normal University

     Shaanxi Normal University

     China

     

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• Localización: Applied psycholinguistics, ISSN 0142-7164, Vol. 45, Nº 6, 2024, págs. 1114-1146
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.1017/S0142716424000420
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• Resumen

  • Drawing upon research on the visual complexity effect and Dual Coding Theory, this research examined the influence of character properties and the role of individual learner differences in Chinese character acquisition. The participants included 248 Chinese-speaking children in grades 1 through 3 in Taiwan. The study extended the scope of previous research by concurrently examining two types of cognitive processing: activation of verbal codes with nonverbal codes (activation of word form) and activation of nonverbal codes with verbal codes (activation of meaning). Results revealed the asymmetry in the two types of cognitive processing. Regarding the influence of character properties, while characters with less visual complexity and with radical presence are generally more acquirable, the interaction between these two properties was only present in the activation of meaning but not the activation of word form. Individual differences contributing to character acquisition did not mirror each other in the two directions of cognitive processing either. The contribution of radical awareness and visual skills remained the same across grade levels in the activation of meaning but varied with grades and the properties of the characters in the activation of word form. The methodological and theoretical contributions of the study were discussed.

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