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ArticleFrontiers in psychology2026

Prosodic regularity and reader reception in three-word rhyming couplets: a four-pronged investigation of

Zheng Wang, Sheng Yu

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Article in Frontiers in psychology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Zheng WangSchool of the English Language & Culture, Xiamen University Tan Kah Kee College, Zhangzhou, China.
Sheng YuSchool of the English Language & Culture, Xiamen University Tan Kah Kee College, Zhangzhou, China.

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Abstract

Prosodic regularity-characterized by fixed rhythm, end-rhyme, and syntactic parallelism-has been theorized to enhance memorability, but there is limited empirical evidence linking these features to cognitive mechanisms. This study examines whether textual characteristics associated with prosodic regularity and reader-perception patterns are consistent with theoretical accounts of reduced processing demands and chunking-based mnemonic support. Using a corpus-based four-pronged framework, we compared four English translations of a canonical classical Chinese text

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Dizi Guilexical concentrationperceived mnemonic effectivenessprosodic regularityreader receptionthree-word rhyming couplets

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PMCPMC13661997

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