Musical pitch processing predicts reading development in Chinese school-age children

IF 1.2 3区心理学 Q2 LINGUISTICS

Journal of Neurolinguistics Pub Date : 2024-03-19 DOI:10.1016/j.jneuroling.2024.101199

Shiting Yang , Lirong Tang , Li Liu , Qi Dong , George K. Georgiou , Yun Nan

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Abstract

Musical pitch perception is closely related to phonological awareness and reading development in alphabetic languages. However, whether such a relation also exists in tonal languages such as Chinese remains unclear. Here, we examined the musical pitch—reading relations and the possible mediating effects of phonological awareness in a sample of typically-developing Chinese children followed from Grade 3 (age 9) to Grade 5 (age 11). Phonological awareness and reading (accuracy and fluency) were assessed at both time points. Musical pitch perception was examined with a passive oddball EEG paradigm and an active identification task at age 9. Results showed that neural musical pitch sensitivity (indexed by P3a latency) predicted reading accuracy at age 11 and its two-year development. Behavioral musical pitch sensitivity predicted reading fluency at both ages through the effects of phonological awareness. Together, our results reveal the effects of musical pitch processing on reading development at both behavioral and neural levels in Chinese.

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音乐音高处理预测中国学龄儿童的阅读发展

在字母语言中，音乐音高感知与语音意识和阅读发展密切相关。然而，这种关系是否也存在于汉语等调性语言中，目前仍不清楚。在此，我们以三年级（9 岁）至五年级（11 岁）的典型发育中国儿童为样本，研究了音乐音高与阅读的关系以及语音意识可能产生的中介效应。在这两个时间点对语音意识和阅读（准确性和流畅性）进行了评估。在 9 岁时，采用被动奇数脑电图范式和主动识别任务对音乐音高感知进行了研究。结果显示，神经音乐音高敏感度（以 P3a 延迟为指标）可预测 11 岁时的阅读准确性及其两年的发展。通过语音意识的影响，行为音乐音高敏感性可预测两个年龄段的阅读流畅性。我们的研究结果从行为和神经两个层面揭示了音乐音高处理对中文阅读发展的影响。

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Journal of Neurolinguistics 医学-神经科学

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3.90

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5.00%

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审稿时长

17.2 weeks

期刊介绍： The Journal of Neurolinguistics is an international forum for the integration of the neurosciences and language sciences. JNL provides for rapid publication of novel, peer-reviewed research into the interaction between language, communication and brain processes. The focus is on rigorous studies of an empirical or theoretical nature and which make an original contribution to our knowledge about the involvement of the nervous system in communication and its breakdowns. Contributions from neurology, communication disorders, linguistics, neuropsychology and cognitive science in general are welcome. Published articles will typically address issues relating some aspect of language or speech function to its neurological substrates with clear theoretical import. Interdisciplinary work on any aspect of the biological foundations of language and its disorders resulting from brain damage is encouraged. Studies of normal subjects, with clear reference to brain functions, are appropriate. Group-studies on well defined samples and case studies with well documented lesion or nervous system dysfunction are acceptable. The journal is open to empirical reports and review articles. Special issues on aspects of the relation between language and the structure and function of the nervous system are also welcome.