Toward a script relativity hypothesis: focused research agenda for psycholinguistic experiments in the science of reading

Abstract The purpose of this paper is to extend the linguistic relativity hypothesis (i.e., language we speak affects way think) a script in which read influences our thought). Based on rich body knowledge science reading that shows effects literacy cognitive processes, foundation, rationale, and converging evidence are discussed. tenable notion anchored previous research into connection between thought as well causal relationship from cognition. Further discussed application both first second languages elucidate reading-to-cognition link how attention, perception, thought. Focused for suggested areas operating principle (alphabetic vs. morphosyllabic), directionality (left-to-right right-to-left), word configurations (linearity block), experience (literates illiterates), interword spaces (presence absence spaces). article ends with further recommendations future directions. It cultural cognition be controlled studies disentangle true script.