What makes a cognate? Implications for research on bilingualism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21697802 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tanja C Roembke (0000-0003-3932-1488, RWTH Aachen University, corresponding author), Iring Koch (0000-0001-9664-8220, RWTH Aachen University), Andrea M Philipp (0000-0003-1290-451X, RWTH Aachen University) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 1023-1028 |
| Publication date | 2024-11-01 |
| 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/s1366728924000233 |
| OpenAlex | W4396898285 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 34 |
Cognates are studied in many psychological studies of bilingual language processing. Despite their frequent use, there is no clear operationalized definition of what constitutes a cognate. We conducted a literature search in three major journals to better understand how cognate status is typically defined and operationalized. In these journals, we analyzed similarity of cognate and non-cognate stimuli. We found that approximately 60% of the reviewed studies operationalized cognate status empirically. Stimulus analyses revealed a similarity continuum between cognates and non-cognates without a consistent cut-off. Based on these results, we make recommendations for future research
Cognate · Cognitive psychology · Linguistics · Neuroscience of multilingualism · Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism · Neuroscience · Philosophy · Phonetics and Phonology Research · Psychology · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation
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| Citation velocity | recent |
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| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |