The present study investigated the role of Chinese orthography in the organization of the mental lexicon. In the experiment, four radicals used to carry semantic information and four phonetics used to carry phonological information in pictophonetic characters were presented. Subjects were asked to generate characters that contain the given radicals or phonetics in one minute and write them down...

In this paper, we explore the relationship between phonetics and phonology, in an attempt to broaden the search for possible sources of complexity that arise in sound patterns and sound systems. We propose that complexity may be better understood if one considers phonetics and phonology together in their multi-faceted interaction. Our goal here is to present an overview of the relevant issues i...