Verbal feedback modulates language choice and risk-taking in Chinese-English bilinguals

IF 2.5 1区 文学 Q1 LINGUISTICS
Wenwen Yang, Yufen Wei, Paul Rauwolf, Candice Frances, Olivia Molina-Nieto, Jon Andoni Duñabeitia, Guillaume Thierry
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Abstract

Bilinguals use languages strategically and make decisions differently depending on the language context. Here, we explored whether verbal feedback modulates language use and risk-taking in bilinguals engaged in a coin-drawing game that incentivises lying. In the game, participants announced bets in Chinese or English, and feedback on the outcome of the current bet was given in the same language. They selected Chinese over English after receiving positive feedback in Chinese, and no language difference was found when feedback was provided in English. They also tended to take more risks after receiving positive than negative feedback. Furthermore, participants were more likely to switch from one language to the other following negative feedback as compared to positive feedback, and when telling the truth, they were faster after negative than positive feedback. Thus, the language in which bilinguals receive feedback constrains language use, which may have implications for understanding interactions in multilingual communities.

言语反馈调节中英双语者的语言选择和冒险行为
双语者策略性地使用语言,并根据语言语境做出不同的决定。在这里,我们探讨了语言反馈是否会调节双语者参与刺激撒谎的掷硬币游戏时的语言使用和冒险行为。在游戏中,参与者用中文或英文宣布投注,并以相同的语言给出当前投注结果的反馈。在得到中文的积极反馈后,他们选择了中文而不是英文,而在用英文提供反馈时,他们没有发现语言差异。在得到积极的反馈后,他们也倾向于承担更多的风险。此外,与积极反馈相比,参与者更有可能在消极反馈后从一种语言切换到另一种语言,而且在说实话时,他们在消极反馈后比在积极反馈后更快。因此,双语者接受反馈的语言限制了语言的使用,这可能对理解多语言社区中的互动有影响。
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