Neurocognitive Trajectories of Scalar Implicature in Mandarin-Speaking Children: ERP Evidence for Attentional Allocation and Pragmatic Recalibration (4-6 Years).

Lulu Cheng, Wenting Yuan, Haoran Mao, Yule Peng, Lei Jia, Bingqi Fu, Xize Jia

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Lulu ChengSchool of Foreign Studies, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China.

Wenting YuanFaculty of Western Languages, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China.ORCID 0009-0000-7497-587X

Haoran MaoSchool of Foreign Studies, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8993-8307

Yule PengCollege of Foreign Languages, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China.

Lei JiaSchool of Psychology, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8166-8154

Bingqi FuSchool of Foreign Studies, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China.

Xize JiaSchool of Psychology, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China.

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National Social Science Foundation of China: "AI-Empowered Precision Intervention and Dynamic Effect Evaluation for Pragmatic Impairment in Children with Autism" 25CYY083

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Abstract

Despite the centrality of scalar implicature (SI) in pragmatic development, the neurocognitive trajectory of SI processing in Mandarin-speaking children remains underexplored, with existing frameworks inadequately accounting for developmental constraints and cross-linguistic variation. This ERP study maps the neurocognitive trajectory of scalar implicature (SI) processing in Mandarin preschoolers (N = 49). Behavioral accuracy improved with age (

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contextual influencesERPMandarin-speaking childrenSI

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PMID41898033

DOI10.3390/bs16030371

PMCPMC13024579

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