Interactions Between Language and Mental Representations

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4502001
AutoresErcenur Ünal (0000-0001-9572-8923, University of Delaware, autor de correspondencia), Anna Papafragou (0000-0001-5435-1058, University of Delaware)
Año2016
Volumen66
Número3
Páginas554-580
Fecha de publicación2016-09-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaLanguage Learning (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0023-8333 • E-ISSN: 1467-9922
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/lang.12188
OpenAlexW2465656275
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas47
Referencias citadas78

It has long been recognized that language interacts with visual and spatial processes. However, the nature and extent of these interactions are widely debated. The goal of this article is to review empirical findings across several domains to understand whether language affects the way speakers conceptualize the world even when they are not speaking or understanding speech. A second goal of the present review is to shed light on the mechanisms through which effects of language are transmitted. Across domains, there is growing support for the idea that although language does not lead to long-lasting changes in mental representations, it exerts powerful influences during momentary mental computations by either modulating attention or augmenting representational power

Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Cognitive science · Linguistics · Mental representation · Psycholinguistics · Categorization, perception, and language · Communication · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Multisensory perception and integration · Neuroscience · Psychology