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“Chinese/Japanese/Korean number-naming systems are more logically structured than English, giving Asian children an early counting advantage that contributes to their math superiority.”

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Miller, Smith, Zhu & Zhang (1995), Psychological Science 6(1)DOI registry: valid

Chinese-speaking children count higher and earlier due to the transparent base-10 structure of Chinese number words. 'Eleven' in Chinese is literally 'ten-one' (shi-yi), making the base-10 system immediately apparent.

Dehaene (1997), The Number Sense, Oxford University PressFLAGGED: DOI not in registry

The linguistic transparency of East Asian number words provides a real early advantage in counting and base-10 understanding.

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