Ayse Aycicegi-Dinn
Biographic Data
| ID | 5023204 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ayse Aycicegi-Dinn |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ayse |
| FAMILY NAME | Aycicegi-Dinn |
| SIGNATURE | AYCICEGI-DINN A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Istanbul University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Are jokes funnier in one’s native language
Appreciating the humor in jokes involves incongruity-detection and resolution, which requires good language skills. Foreign language comprehension is challenging, including interpreting words within their sentence context. An implication is that jokes in a foreign language will be more difficult to understand and therefore probably less humorous, compared to native language jokes. To study this question while preserving humor across translations,…
Does Attending an English-Language University Diminish Abilities in the Native Language? Data from Turkey
Does a native language suffer when students take all of their classes in a foreign language, even in their home country? Turkish students studying psychology, economics, or English literature with English as the language of instruction (N = 91) were studied across a three-year period. Test scores, word fluency measures, and self-ratings were broadly comparable with students enrolled in a standard Turkish curriculum (N = 74). However, differences …
Individualism–collectivism among Americans, Turks and Turkish immigrants to the U.S
The Value of Children for Parents in the Minds of Emerging Adults
The value that children have for parents (i.e., social/traditional, economic/ utilitarian, and psychological—value of children [VOC]) is important in shedding light on parental goals and expectations regarding children, intergenerational relationships and a host of related factors that reflect the place of the child in family and society. VOCs also figure prominently in a theory of family change which informs this study. Young adults’ views regar…
Emotion and lying in a non-native language
The Value of Children for Parents in the Minds of Emerging Adults
The value that children have for parents (i.e., social/traditional, economic/ utilitarian, and psychological—value of children [VOC]) is important in shedding light on parental goals and expectations regarding children, intergenerational relationships and a host of related factors that reflect the place of the child in family and society. VOCs also figure prominently in a theory of family change which informs this study. Young adults’ views regar…
Individualism–collectivism among Americans, Turks and Turkish immigrants to the U.S
Are jokes funnier in one’s native language
Appreciating the humor in jokes involves incongruity-detection and resolution, which requires good language skills. Foreign language comprehension is challenging, including interpreting words within their sentence context. An implication is that jokes in a foreign language will be more difficult to understand and therefore probably less humorous, compared to native language jokes. To study this question while preserving humor across translations,…
Emotion and lying in a non-native language
The Value of Children for Parents in the Minds of Emerging Adults
The value that children have for parents (i.e., social/traditional, economic/ utilitarian, and psychological—value of children [VOC]) is important in shedding light on parental goals and expectations regarding children, intergenerational relationships and a host of related factors that reflect the place of the child in family and society. VOCs also figure prominently in a theory of family change which informs this study. Young adults’ views regar…
Individualism–collectivism among Americans, Turks and Turkish immigrants to the U.S
Does Attending an English-Language University Diminish Abilities in the Native Language? Data from Turkey
Does a native language suffer when students take all of their classes in a foreign language, even in their home country? Turkish students studying psychology, economics, or English literature with English as the language of instruction (N = 91) were studied across a three-year period. Test scores, word fluency measures, and self-ratings were broadly comparable with students enrolled in a standard Turkish curriculum (N = 74). However, differences …
Are jokes funnier in one’s native language
Appreciating the humor in jokes involves incongruity-detection and resolution, which requires good language skills. Foreign language comprehension is challenging, including interpreting words within their sentence context. An implication is that jokes in a foreign language will be more difficult to understand and therefore probably less humorous, compared to native language jokes. To study this question while preserving humor across translations,…
Psychology (5 works) · Turkish (5 works) · Linguistics (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Context (archaeology (2 works) · Cultural Differences and Values (2 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · First language (2 works) · Foreign language (2 works) · Language assessment (2 works)