The Dominant Role of Semantic Radicals in Chinese Phonogram Recognition

Abstract

Abstract: In this study, event-related potentials technology was adopted. The Chinese phonogram in which the semantic radicals and the phonetic radicals were both integral characters were used as experimental materials. By manipulating the frequency of the semantic radicals and the phonetic radicals, the role of the semantic radicals and the phonetic radicals in the recognition of Chinese phonogram was explored in the naming task. The results showed that the frequency of the semantic radicals induced the P200 effect in the left hemisphere, while the frequency of the phonetic radicals induced the N400 effect. Subsequent time history analysis found that in the left posterior region, the effects of the frequency of the semantic radicals were significant or marginally significant within a time window of 200 to 500 ms, and the effects of the frequency of the phonetic radicals were slightly later, starting from 350 ms and lasting to 500 ms. The results showed that in the naming task, compared with the phonetic radicals, the semantic radicals took effect earlier and lasted longer. The semantic radicals had an advantage in the recognition of Chinese phonogram.

Key words: Chinese phonogram, semantic radical, phonetic radical, ERPs

摘要： 采用脑电技术，以形旁和声旁均为独体字的形声字为实验材料，通过操纵形旁频率和声旁频率，在汉字命名任务中探讨了形旁和声旁在形声字识别中的作用。结果表明形旁频率在左脑诱发了P200效应，而声旁频率效应也表现在左脑，但是诱发的是N400变化而非P200的变化。随后的时程分析发现在左后脑区，形旁频率在200～500 ms时间窗内均显著或边缘显著，声旁的频率效应稍晚，从350 ms开始，持续到500 ms。结果说明在命名任务中，和声旁相比，形旁发挥作用较早，且持续的时间较长。

关键词: 形声字, 形旁, 声旁, ERPs

CLC Number:

B842

LI Yunsong, CHEN Qiyang, WU Yan, LI Tianhong, DUAN Rujun. The Dominant Role of Semantic Radicals in Chinese Phonogram Recognition[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2021, 19(4): 439-446.

李昀松, 陈启杨, 吴岩, 李天虹, 段如君. 形旁在形声字识别中的优势作用[J]. 心理与行为研究, 2021, 19(4): 439-446.

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