基本介绍
My background is in cognitive psychology, and my areas of interest include lexical representation and processing, as well as individual differences within this domain. That is, I am interested to know how words are acquired, organized, and retrieved, and how individuals are different in terms of the way their minds operate during these processes. Currently, my research mainly focuses on 1) psycholinguistic properties of Chinese words, 2) cognitive factors underlying bilingual vocabulary development, and 3) lexical semantic representations characteristic of populations with psychological disorders. Chinese characters and words pose unique challenges and opportunities for researchers in the field. However, there appears to be quite some catching-up to do relative to research on English words, which is more advanced in both L1 and L2 contexts. A better understanding of Chinese words contributes not only to theoretical framework building about the Chinese language, but potentially also to practical dimensions promoting the wellbeing of Chinese speakers.
学术论文
- Wang, T., & Xu, X. (online). Composition as nonlinear combination in semantic space: A computational characterization of compound processing. Cognitive Science, 49(2), e13379 //doi.org/10.1111/cogs.70039
- Wang, T., & Xu, X. (online). A generative approach to extrapolate word concreteness ratings. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. //doi.org/10.1177/17470218251320641
- Chen, H., Xu, X., Li, H., Yu, X., Pan, R., & Zhang, Z. (online). A database of ambiguous Chinese characters with measures for meaning dominance and meaning balance. Applied Psycholinguistics, 45(4), 695–716. //doi:10.1017/S0142716424000249
- Li, F. & Xu, Xu. (online). A Comparison of the P300 Associated With the Visual Discrimination of Geometric Pictures, English Letters, and Chinese Radicals. Journal of Psychophysiology, 38. //doi.org/10.1027/0269-8803/a000337
- Wang, T., Xu, X., Xie, X. and Ng, M.L. (2023), Probing Lexical Ambiguity in Chinese Characters via Their Word Formations: Convergence of Perceived and Computed Metrics. Cognitive Science, 47: e13379. //doi.org/10.1111/cogs.13379
- Wang, T., & Xu, X. (2023). The good, the bad, and the ambivalent: Extrapolating affective values for 38,000+ Chinese words via a computational model. Behavior Research Methods, 56, 5386-5405. //doi.org/10.3758/s13428-023-02274-3
- Li, F., & Xu, X. (2023). The effects of lexical representation on the dynamic process of phrase comprehension. Journal of Neurolinguistics, 68. //doi.org/10.1016/j.jneuroling.2023.101145
- Chen, H., Xu, X., & Wang, T. (2023). Assessing lexical ambiguity of simplified Chinese characters: Plurality and relatedness of character meanings. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 77, 677-693. //doi.org/10.1177/17470218231178787
- Peng, C., Xu, X. & Bao, Z. (2023). Sentiment annotations for 3827 simplified Chinese characters. Behavior Research Methods, 56, 651-666. //doi.org/10.3758/s13428-023-02068-7
- Bao, Z., & Xu, X. (2022). Evaluating word lists against word frequency, lexical age-of-acquisition and concreteness. Lingua, 278, 1-18. //doi.org/10.1016/j.lingua.2022.103417
- Li, F., & Xu, X. (2022). Impairment of semantic composition in schizophrenia: An ERP study with lexical stimuli, Neuropsychologia, 171, 1-13. //doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2022.108241
- Xu, X., Li, J., & Chen, H. (2022). Valence and arousal ratings for 11,310 simplified Chinese words. Behavior Research Methods, 54, 26–41. //link.springer.com/article/10.3758/s13428-021-01607-4
- Li, F., & Xu, X. (2021). Electrophysiological evidence for the coexistence of expectancy fulfillment and semantic integration during the processing of binding and compound nouns, International Journal of Psychophysiology, 166, 25-37. //doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2021.05.004
- Xu, X., Li, J., & Guo, S. (2021). Age of acquisition ratings for 19,716 simplified Chinese words. Behavior Research Methods, 53, 558–573. //doi.org/10.3758/s13428-020-01455-8
- Xu, X., & Li, J. (2020) Concreteness/abstractness ratings for two-character Chinese words in MELD-SCH. PLoS ONE 15(6): e0232133. //doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0232133
- Xu, Xu., Kang, C., & Guo, T. (2019). Brain electrophysiological responses to emotion nouns versus emotionless nouns, Journal of Neurolinguistics, 49, 144-154. //doi.org/10.1016/j.jneuroling.2018.10.003
- Xu, X, Kang, C., Pascucci, D., & Guo, T. (2018). The relationship between semantic access and introspective awareness, Brain and Cognition, 123, 47-56. //doi.org/10.1016/j.bandc.2018.02.0