Grapheme learning and grapheme-color synesthesia: Toward a comprehensive model of grapheme-color association
Recent progress in grapheme-color synesthesia research has revealed that certain regularities, as well as individual differences, figure into grapheme-color associations. Although several factors are known to regulate grapheme-color associations, the impact of factors, including their interrelations...
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| author | Michiko eAsano Michiko eAsano Michiko eAsano Kazuhiko eYokosawa |
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| description | Recent progress in grapheme-color synesthesia research has revealed that certain regularities, as well as individual differences, figure into grapheme-color associations. Although several factors are known to regulate grapheme-color associations, the impact of factors, including their interrelationships, on synesthesia remains unclear. We investigated determinants of synesthetic color for graphemes (characters, letters) of Hiragana, a phonetic script in the Japanese language, and the English alphabet. Results revealed that grapheme ordinality was the strongest predictor of synesthetic colors for Hiragana characters, followed by character sound, and visual shape. Ordinality and visual shapes also significantly predicted synesthetic colors for English alphabet letters, however, sounds did not. The relative impact of grapheme properties on grapheme-color associations and the differences between these two writing systems are accounted for by considering the way graphemes are processed in the brain and introduced during an individual's development. A new model is proposed which takes into account the developmental process of grapheme learning. The model provides comprehensive explanation of synesthetic grapheme-color association determination processes, including the differences across writing systems. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2cb92f51ca624a0c9f58b6e7e7807d2c2022-12-22T00:22:31ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Human Neuroscience1662-51612013-11-01710.3389/fnhum.2013.0075763904Grapheme learning and grapheme-color synesthesia: Toward a comprehensive model of grapheme-color associationMichiko eAsano0Michiko eAsano1Michiko eAsano2Kazuhiko eYokosawa3Keio UniversityThe Japan Society for the Promotion of ScienceTamagawa UniversityThe University of TokyoRecent progress in grapheme-color synesthesia research has revealed that certain regularities, as well as individual differences, figure into grapheme-color associations. Although several factors are known to regulate grapheme-color associations, the impact of factors, including their interrelationships, on synesthesia remains unclear. We investigated determinants of synesthetic color for graphemes (characters, letters) of Hiragana, a phonetic script in the Japanese language, and the English alphabet. Results revealed that grapheme ordinality was the strongest predictor of synesthetic colors for Hiragana characters, followed by character sound, and visual shape. Ordinality and visual shapes also significantly predicted synesthetic colors for English alphabet letters, however, sounds did not. The relative impact of grapheme properties on grapheme-color associations and the differences between these two writing systems are accounted for by considering the way graphemes are processed in the brain and introduced during an individual's development. A new model is proposed which takes into account the developmental process of grapheme learning. The model provides comprehensive explanation of synesthetic grapheme-color association determination processes, including the differences across writing systems.http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2013.00757/fulllanguage developmentgrapheme-color synesthesiagrapheme acquisitiongrapheme discriminationJapanese phonetic characters (Hiragana)perceptual categorization and identification |
| spellingShingle | Michiko eAsano Michiko eAsano Michiko eAsano Kazuhiko eYokosawa Grapheme learning and grapheme-color synesthesia: Toward a comprehensive model of grapheme-color association Frontiers in Human Neuroscience language development grapheme-color synesthesia grapheme acquisition grapheme discrimination Japanese phonetic characters (Hiragana) perceptual categorization and identification |
| title | Grapheme learning and grapheme-color synesthesia: Toward a comprehensive model of grapheme-color association |
| title_full | Grapheme learning and grapheme-color synesthesia: Toward a comprehensive model of grapheme-color association |
| title_fullStr | Grapheme learning and grapheme-color synesthesia: Toward a comprehensive model of grapheme-color association |
| title_full_unstemmed | Grapheme learning and grapheme-color synesthesia: Toward a comprehensive model of grapheme-color association |
| title_short | Grapheme learning and grapheme-color synesthesia: Toward a comprehensive model of grapheme-color association |
| title_sort | grapheme learning and grapheme color synesthesia toward a comprehensive model of grapheme color association |
| topic | language development grapheme-color synesthesia grapheme acquisition grapheme discrimination Japanese phonetic characters (Hiragana) perceptual categorization and identification |
| url | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2013.00757/full |
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