Stimuli description
| Local word | Local nonword | |
|---|---|---|
| Global word | GwLw: lexicalized compound phrase composed of two two-character words. E.g., “希 腊 神 话 ” (pinyin: xī là shén huà), translation: Greek mythologies. “希 腊 ” and “神 话 ” means “Greek” and “mythologies” in Chinese, respectively | GwLn: lexicalized compound phrases that consist of 4 independent mono-morphemic characters (Chinese idioms “Chengyu”). E.g., “以 逸 待 劳 ” (pinyin: yǐ yì dài láo), translation: wait for the exhausted enemy at your ease. “以 逸 ” and “待 劳 ” are not words in Chinese |
| Global nonword | GnLw: non-lexicalized compound phrase composed of two two-character words. E.g., “存 款 电 脑 ” (pinyin: cún kuǎn diàn nǎo), translation: deposit-computer. “存 款 ” and “电 脑 ” means “deposit” and “computer” in Chinese, respectively | GnLn: random character string, nonwords at both levels. E.g., “投 其 顾 此 ” (pinyin: tóu qí gù cǐ), a nonsense phrase. “投 其 ” and “顾 此 ” are not words in Chinese either |