“…Previous behavioral and electrophysiological studies have addressed the unique contribution of lexical tone to successful character recognition and reading acquisition (Li, Lin, Wang, & Jiang, 2013;Nixon, Chen, & Schiller, 2015;Pollatsek, Tan, & Rayner, 2000;Verdonschot, Lai, Chen, Tamaoka, & Schiller, 2015;Wang, Li, & Lin, 2015). For instance, proficient knowledge in lexical tone phonology of characters is associated with better reading performance in Chinese children (Shu, Peng, & McBride-Chang, 2008;Tong, Tong, & McBride-Chang, 2015).…”