Word concreteness modulates bilingual language control during reading comprehension.

IF 2.2 2区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY Journal of Experimental Psychology-Learning Memory and Cognition Pub Date : 2024-09-19 DOI:10.1037/xlm0001385

Junjie Wu, Hongyu Zhao, Xinye Wu, Qianming Liu, Juan Su, Yannan Ji, Qiping Wang

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Abstract

Controversies persist in the literature regarding the existence of bilingual language control during comprehension, which may be attributed to overlooking the modulating effect of word concreteness. To test this hypothesis, we conducted an experiment using abstract and concrete words, thereby manipulating the activation level of the nontarget language. Sixty Chinese-English bilinguals were instructed to switch between two languages in word reading tasks. We found that abstract words (e.g., [correct], wrong) did not show switching costs, indicating no additional time for switching between languages compared to repeating the same language. In contrast, concrete words (e.g., [sunny], rainy) elicited significant larger switching costs. These findings might suggest greater language control demands on the nontarget language when reading more concrete words. This study offers insights into the modulating effect of word concreteness in language processing on bilingual language control during reading comprehension. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

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词汇的具体性会调节阅读理解过程中的双语语言控制。

关于理解过程中是否存在二语语言控制的文献一直存在争议，这可能是由于忽略了词语具体性的调节作用。为了验证这一假设，我们使用抽象词和具体词进行了一项实验，从而操纵了非目标语言的激活水平。我们指导 60 名汉英双语者在单词阅读任务中切换两种语言。我们发现，抽象词（如[正确]、错误）没有显示出切换成本，这表明与重复同一语言相比，在不同语言之间切换不需要额外的时间。相反，具体词语（如[sunny]、rainy）的转换成本明显更高。这些发现可能表明，在阅读更具体的词语时，对非目标语言的语言控制要求更高。本研究有助于深入了解语言处理中词语的具体性对阅读理解过程中二语语言控制的调节作用。(PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, 版权所有）。

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Journal of Experimental Psychology-Learning Memory and Cognition 医学-心理学

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4.30

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3.80%

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163

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4-8 weeks

期刊介绍： The Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition publishes studies on perception, control of action, perceptual aspects of language processing, and related cognitive processes.