2024
DOI: 10.4995/rlyla.2024.20793
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Transfer of affective connotations in the basic lexicon of Spanish learners of L2 English

Ana Blanco Canales,
Elisa Pérez-García

Abstract: This study addresses emotion in second languages with the aim of understanding how late bilinguals incorporate the affective connotations of core vocabulary into their mental lexicon. Specifically, it examines whether there are emotionality differences between the L2 and the native languages of reference, and whether linguistic competence, contact with the L2 and its culture, and attitudes explain the different tendencies. For this purpose, a group of Spanish learners of L2 English assessed a corpus of 300 wor… Show more

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