L2-L1 Translation Priming Effects in a Lexical Decision Task: Evidence From Low Proficient Korean-English Bilinguals

Lee, Yoonhyoung; Jang, Eun-A; Choi, Wonil

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00267

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“…The effects, on which the episodic L2 hypothesis claims are based, turn out to be volatile: they have been reported for masked translation priming only under specific presentation conditions (Jiang and Forster, 2001;Witzel and Forster, 2012), but were absent in overt translation and semantic priming with two different SOAs and L1 Dutch-L2 English participants (Schoonbaert et al, 2009). Also, while no L2-L1 translation priming was observed for L1 Chinese speakers of English (Jiang and Forster, 2001;Witzel and Forster, 2012), an L2-L1 translation priming effect was observed for low-proficient L1 Korean learners of English (Lee et al, 2018). The limited evidence in support of the episodic L2 hypothesis seems insufficient to corroborate a major claim that L2 speakers rely on a different memory type in lexical processing compared to L1 speakers.…”

Section: Fuzzy Lexical Representations Episodic Memory and The Complementary Learning Systemsmentioning

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Fuzzy Lexical Representations in Adult Second Language Speakers

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We propose the fuzzy lexical representations (FLRs) hypothesis that regards fuzziness as a core property of nonnative (L2) lexical representations (LRs). Fuzziness refers to imprecise encoding at different levels of LRs and interacts with input frequency during lexical processing and learning in adult L2 speakers. The FLR hypothesis primarily focuses on the encoding of spoken L2 words. We discuss the causes of fuzzy encoding of phonological form and meaning as well as fuzzy form-meaning mappings and the consequences of fuzzy encoding for word storage and retrieval. A central factor contributing to the fuzziness of L2 LRs is the fact that the L2 lexicon is acquired when the L1 lexicon is already in place. There are two immediate consequences of such sequential learning. First, L2 phonological categorization difficulties lead to fuzzy phonological form encoding. Second, the acquisition of L2 word forms subsequently to their meanings, which had already been acquired together with the L1 word forms, leads to weak L2 form-meaning mappings. The FLR hypothesis accounts for a range of phenomena observed in L2 lexical processing, including lexical confusions, slow lexical access, retrieval of incorrect lexical entries, weak lexical competition, reliance on sublexical rather than lexical heuristics in word recognition, the precedence of word form over meaning, and the prominence of detailed, even if imprecisely encoded, information about LRs in episodic memory. The main claim of the FLR hypothesis – that the quality of lexical encoding is a product of a complex interplay between fuzziness and input frequency – can contribute to increasing the efficiency of the existing models of LRs and lexical access.

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Section: Fuzzy Lexical Representations Episodic Memory and The Complementary Learning Systemsmentioning

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Fuzzy Lexical Representations in Adult Second Language Speakers

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“…Factors investigated in the literature as potential modulators of L2-L1 priming While there is consensus that L2-L1 priming effects are notably less robust than their L1-L2 counterparts, effect sizes have varied considerably across studies, which range from null effects (e.g., Gollan et al, 1997;Grainger & Frenck-Mestre, 1998;Xia & Andrews, 2015) to significant L2-L1 priming (e.g., Duyck & Warlop, 2009;Lee, Jang, & Choi, 2018;Lijewska, Ziegler, & Olko, 2018;Nakayama et al, 2016). Although these studies have investigated a substantial number of factors potentially involved in L2-L1 priming effects (e.g., L2 proficiency, prime duration, word frequency, or the dominant language in the participants' environment, among others) results are mixed for all of these variables.…”

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Individual differences in bilingual word recognition: The role of experiential factors and word frequency in cross-language lexical priming

Chaouch-Orozco

Alonso

Rothman

2020

Applied Psycholinguistics

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In studies of bilingual word recognition with masked priming, first language (L1) primes activate their second language (L2) translation equivalents in lexical decision tasks, but effects in the opposite direction are weaker (Wen & van Heuven, 2017). This study seeks to clarify the relative weight of stimulus-level (frequency) and individual-level (L2 proficiency, L2 exposure/use) factors in the emergence of asymmetrical priming effects. We offer the first data set where L2 proficiency and L1/L2 exposure/use are simultaneously investigated as continuous variables, along with word frequency. While we replicate the asymmetry in priming effects, our data provide useful insights into the factors driving L2–L1 priming. These fall almost exclusively under the category of stimulus-level factors, with L2 exposure/use being the only experiential variable to show considerable influence, although complex interactions involving L2 proficiency and word frequency are also present. We discuss the implications of these results for models of bilingual lexical processing and for the appropriate measurement of experiential factors in this type of research.

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“…Going even further, Lee et al (2018) observed L2-to-L1 priming in unbalanced Korean-English bilinguals, although only when the stimulus onset asynchrony (SOA) was 150 ms. When the SOA was only 60 ms, no L2-to-L1 priming was observed, which they argue is due to the fact that 60 ms is not sufficient time for the L2 translation to prime the L1 target.…”

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Cross-lingual priming of cognates and interlingual homographs from L2 to L1

Poort¹,

Rodd²

2022

Glossa Psycholinguistics

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The aim of the current study was to explore whether lexical processing in a bilingual’sfirst language (L1) can be influenced by recent experience in theirsecondlanguage (L2). We focussed on word forms that exist in both their languages, and have either the same meaning (cognates) or a different meaning (interlingual homographs). Our previous experiments provided evidence for the reverse form of cross-lingual priming: processing of interlingual homographs in a bilingual’s L2 is delayed by recent experience with these words in their L1, while processing of cognates can be speeded up (Poort et al., 2016; Poort & Rodd, 2019b). In the current experiment, Dutch–English bilinguals (n= 106) first encountered cognates (n= 50), interlingual homographs (n= 50) and translation equivalents (n= 50) embedded inEnglishsentences. After a 15 minute delay they madeDutchsemantic relatedness judgements to these target words. Significant cross-lingual priming was observed for the interlingual homographs, but not for the cognates. The magnitude of this L2-to-L1 priming effect did not differ from our earlier L1-to-L2 priming effect (Poort & Rodd, 2019b). We also addressed subsidiary questions regarding the (unprimed) processing of cognates and interlingual homographs. Consistent with our previous findings (Poort & Rodd, 2019b), we found a large interlingual homograph inhibition effect in an L1 semantic relatedness task, but no evidence for a cognate facilitation effect in this task. These findings together emphasise the high level of cross-lingual interaction in the bilingual mental lexicon, especially in language-switching contexts.

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L2-L1 Translation Priming Effects in a Lexical Decision Task: Evidence From Low Proficient Korean-English Bilinguals

Cited by 22 publications

References 44 publications

Fuzzy Lexical Representations in Adult Second Language Speakers

Fuzzy Lexical Representations in Adult Second Language Speakers

Individual differences in bilingual word recognition: The role of experiential factors and word frequency in cross-language lexical priming

Cross-lingual priming of cognates and interlingual homographs from L2 to L1

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