Event-related potentials (ERPs) in the study of bilingual language processing

Moreno, Eva M.; Rodrı́guez-Fornells, Antoni; Laine, Matti

doi:10.1016/j.jneuroling.2008.01.003

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“…This finding is supported by previous research showing that semantic violations were processed more slowly in L2 languages (Hahne, 2001), and a number of EEG studies showing a delay in semantic processing for the L2 language (e.g. Moreno, Rodriguez-Fornells, & Laine, 2008).…”

Section: Native English Speakers and Fluencysupporting

confidence: 86%

Effects of musical valence on the cognitive processing of lyrics

Fiveash

Luck

2016

Psychology of Music

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Sivumäärä -Number of pages 55 or 83 with References and Appendices Tiivistelmä -AbstractThe effects of music on the brain have been extensively researched, and numerous connections have been found between music and language, music and emotion, and music and cognitive processing. Despite this work, these three research areas have never before been drawn together in a single research paradigm. This is significant as their combination could lead to valuable insights into the effects of musical valence on the cognitive processing of lyrics. Based on the feelings-as-information theory, which states that negative moods lead to analytic, systematic and fine-grained processing, while positive moods encourage holistic and heuristic-based processing, the current study (n = 64) used an error detection paradigm and found that significantly more error words were detected when paired with negatively valenced music compared to positively valenced music. Non-musicians were better at detecting error words than musicians, and native English speakers outperformed non-native English speakers.Such a result explains previous findings that sad and happy lyrics have differential effects on emotion induction, and suggests this is due to sad lyrics being processed at deeper semantic levels. This study provides a framework in which to understand the interaction of lyrics and music with emotion induction -a primary reason for listening to music.

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Section: Native English Speakers and Fluencysupporting

confidence: 86%

Effects of musical valence on the cognitive processing of lyrics

Fiveash

Luck

2016

Psychology of Music

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“…In a within-group comparison, proficient language of a bilingual, an effect also reported in highly proficient bilinguals (Proverbio et al, 2002). Semantic processing (as indexed by semantic violation) may thus proceed differently in a first and second language (see Moreno et al, 2008 for a review).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 92%

“…predictive versus integrative processing theory; Federmeier and Kutas, 1999b;Kutas and Federmeier, 2000;Wlotko and Federmeier, 2007;Federmeier et al, 2008). Possible differences between L1 and L2 comprehenders in terms of the neural organisation underlying semantic integration awaits further investigation (see Ardal et al, 1990;Proverbio et al, 2002;Moreno et al, 2008).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…For example, difficulties during speech segmentation can slow down lexical retrieval. Many researchers have explored these difficulties in order to understand how L2 comprehension departs from native processing (see Moreno et al, 2008 for a review). In the present study, we contribute to this aim by assessing how L2 comprehenders retrieve and integrate world knowledge during sentence comprehension.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…As suggested by Moreno et al (2008), it is important to start investigating other aspects of semantic processing than those characterised by violations, especially in the field of bilingualism. Our study makes a first step in that direction by exploring world knowledge retrieval and integration.…”

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confidence: 99%

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World knowledge integration during second language comprehension

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Breton

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Language, Cognition and Neuroscience

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In order to study the difficulties experienced during sentence comprehension in a foreign language (L2), we investigated semantic and world knowledge information retrieval in L2 comprehenders. Event-related potentials (ERP) were collected in late learners of English whose native language is Spanish, performing a sentence reading task in English. We investigated the mean amplitude of the P2 and N400 ERP components elicited by the critical word of sentences in three conditions: (1) correct; (2) semantic violation; (3) world knowledge violation (semantically acceptable but factually untrue). In the N400 window, ERP modulations elicited by semantic and world knowledge violations had similar amplitudes, as previously observed in L1 comprehenders. However, semantic violations failed to modulate P2 mean amplitude as it did in native speakers. These results suggest that, whilst L2 and L1 readers similarly integrate world knowledge and semantic information, L2 readers lack fast semantic access at around 200 ms after the onset of a critical word.

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