publication venue for Is memory for shapes subject to language-specific effects? An experimental study of memory span in German and Chinese subjects1This study was conducted as part of a research project supported by the Volkswagen Foundation, Hanover, Germany (Nr.: II/68 192). We would like to thank Yan Song, Claudia Wilimzig and Nina Wiendahl for their help in carrying out the experiments, and Christina Sarembe for her help in preparing the English version of our article.. 18:136-145. 1999