Changing pronoun interpretations across-languages
Discourse priming in Spanish–English bilingual speakers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21697682 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carla Contemori (0000-0003-4264-6750, The University of Texas at El Paso, corresponding author), Natalia I Minjarez Oppenheimer (The University of Texas at El Paso) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 284-292 |
| Publication date | 2023-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bilingualism Language and Cognition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1366-7289 • E-ISSN: 1469-1841 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1366728922000566 |
| OpenAlex | W4293252887 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 40 |
Are bilingual speakers’ representations of pronominal expressions completely independent in the two languages, or is there sharing of discourse-level representations cross-linguistically? In the present study, we address this question by using a sentence comprehension task that implements the cross-linguistic priming technique at the discourse-level. In two experiments conducted with Spanish–English bilinguals, we prime dis-preferred interpretations for ambiguous pronouns in the second language (English) by using first language (Spanish) pronoun interpretation primes. In experiment 1, Spanish null pronouns prime second-mentioned/object interpretations in English, showing an effect of priming. In experiment 2, Spanish explicit pronouns prime second-mentioned/object interpretations in English, indicating that an effect of priming approaches significance. The results demonstrate that bilinguals’ inferences about probability distributions and coherence relations are susceptible to cross-linguistic influence. The strength of the priming effect is discussed within models of cross-language abstract representations
Linguistics · Object pronoun · Pronoun · Sentence · Computer Science · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism · Psychology · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |