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Structural priming from simple arithmetic to Chinese ambiguous structures: evidence from eye movement.

Tao Zeng^1,2, Yating Mu³, Taoyan Zhu³

¹College of Foreign Languages, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China. taozengclarry@hnu.edu.cn.

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This study shows that mathematical structures influence language interpretation. Simple arithmetic primes guide how people understand ambiguous sentences, demonstrating cross-domain priming effects in cognition.

Keywords:

Ambiguous structures Eye movement Mandarin Chinese Simple arithmetic Structural priming

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Area of Science:

Cognitive Science
Psycholinguistics
Mathematical Cognition

Background:

Investigates the domain generality of hierarchical representation.
Explores the link between linguistic and mathematical cognition.
Examines structural priming effects across domains.

Purpose of the Study:

To determine if simple arithmetic structures prime interpretations of ambiguous Chinese sentences.
To provide evidence for cross-domain priming between mathematics and language.
To test the Representational Account of cognitive processing.

Main Methods:

Employed the structural priming paradigm.
Conducted an eye-tracking reading experiment with Chinese ambiguous structures.
Analyzed behavioral and eye movement data.

Main Results:

High-attachment arithmetic primes led to high-attachment sentence interpretations, and vice versa.
Structural priming reduced reading dwell time on ambiguous structures.
Observed cross-domain priming effects from arithmetic to linguistic structures.

Conclusions:

Simple arithmetic structures can prime linguistic interpretations, supporting domain generality.
Structural priming facilitates sentence processing and integration.
Findings provide evidence for the Representational Account of cognitive structure.