The effects of cross-linguistic similarity on phrase-level language switching: evidence from high-proficient Chinese-English bilinguals.

IF 1.7 4区 心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTAL
Cognitive Processing Pub Date : 2023-08-01 Epub Date: 2023-04-20 DOI:10.1007/s10339-023-01137-1
Xin Chang, Xue-Yi Huang, Xin-Zhe Zou, Peijuan Wang, Pei Wang
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Previous research on language switching has debated whether high-proficient bilinguals exhibit symmetrical costs and one underlying reason for which may be the potential influence of cross-linguistic characteristics. The previous conflicting findings suggest their impact on language switching needs to be further investigated. In this study, we recruited 36 high-proficient Chinese-English bilinguals and investigated the effect of cross-linguistic similarity on the switching of quantifier expressions under three switch conditions. The results showed that switch costs were significantly greater when the quantifier expression was similar between Chinese and English than when it was different. Larger switch costs were found in the alternate switch condition than those in the non-switch or random switch conditions. In addition, participants exhibited larger switch costs when switching to the first language than when switching to the second language. The results suggest that the similarity of quantifier expressions between the first language and the second language would create more competition and thus induce larger switch costs in phrase-level language switching, which may be derived from the inner word recognition system of the mental lexicon. This study further improves the relevant theories on the origin of switch costs by supporting the Language Non-Specific Selection Hypothesis.

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跨语言相似性对短语级语言转换的影响:来自高水平汉英双语者的证据。
以往关于语言转换的研究一直在争论高水平二语者是否表现出对称的成本,其根本原因之一可能是跨语言特点的潜在影响。以前的研究结果相互矛盾,这表明它们对语言转换的影响需要进一步研究。在本研究中,我们招募了 36 名汉语水平较高的汉英双语者,在三种转换条件下考察了跨语言相似性对量词表达式转换的影响。结果表明,中英文量词表达相似时的转换成本明显高于量词表达不同时的转换成本。交替转换条件下的转换成本大于非转换和随机转换条件下的转换成本。此外,被试在切换到第一语言时比切换到第二语言时表现出更大的切换成本。结果表明,第一语言和第二语言之间量词表达的相似性会造成更多的竞争,从而诱发短语级语言转换中更大的转换成本,这可能源于心理词典的内部词汇识别系统。本研究通过支持语言非特定选择假说,进一步完善了关于转换成本起源的相关理论。
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Cognitive Processing
Cognitive Processing PSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTAL-
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期刊介绍: Cognitive Processing - International Quarterly of Cognitive Science is a peer-reviewed international journal that publishes innovative contributions in the multidisciplinary field of cognitive science.  Its main purpose is to stimulate research and scientific interaction through communication between specialists in different fields on topics of common interest and to promote an interdisciplinary understanding of the diverse topics in contemporary cognitive science. Cognitive Processing is articulated in the following sections:Cognitive DevelopmentCognitive Models of Risk and Decision MakingCognitive NeuroscienceCognitive PsychologyComputational Cognitive SciencesPhilosophy of MindNeuroimaging and Electrophysiological MethodsPsycholinguistics and Computational linguisticsQuantitative Psychology and Formal Theories in Cognitive ScienceSocial Cognition and Cognitive Science of Culture
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