Script directionality affects nonlinguistic performance: Evidence from Hindi and Urdu
Abstract
Do directional biases arising from reading habits "invade" the nonlinguistic domain? This chapter reviews evidence from readers of Hindi and Urdu on this issue.
Description
Empirical studies.Subject
writing systemsscripts
script directionality
Hindi
Urdu
asymmetries in figure orientation
left-to-right readers
right-to-left readers
drawing and cognition