期刊论文详细信息
Frontiers in Psychology | |
Language influences on numerical developmentâInversion effects on multi-digit number processing | |
E. Klein1  | |
关键词: number processing; numerical development; multi-digit number comparison; inversion effects; language-moderated effects; | |
DOI : 10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00480 | |
学科分类:心理学(综合) | |
来源: Frontiers | |
【 摘 要 】
In early numerical development, children have to become familiar with the Arabic number system and its place-value structure. The present review summarizes and discusses evidence for language influences on the acquisition of the highly transparent structuring principles of digital-Arabic digits by means of its moderation through the transparency of the respective language's number word system. In particular, the so-called inversion property (i.e., 24 named as “four and twenty” instead of “twenty four”) was found to influence number processing in children not only in verbal but also in non-verbal numerical tasks. Additionally, there is first evidence suggesting that inversion-related difficulties may influence numerical processing longitudinally. Generally, language-specific influences in children's numerical development are most pronounced for multi-digit numbers. Yet, there is currently only one study on three-digit number processing for German-speaking children. A direct comparison of additional new data from Italian-speaking children further corroborates the assumption that language impacts on cognitive (number) processing as inversion-related interference was found most pronounced for German-speaking children. In sum, we conclude that numerical development may not be language-specific but seems to be moderated by language.【 授权许可】
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