Emotionality ratings and electrodermal responses to university-related expressions in a native and a non-native language

Vanek, Norbert; Tovalovich, Artem

doi:10.1080/13670050.2021.1978924

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“…For instance, individuals may find it relatively effortless to express sentiments such as “I love you” in a foreign language, yet exercise considerable caution when conveying the same message in their native tongue due to the heightened emotional intensity inherent in the latter. This phenomenon is supported by a number of empirical studies ( Foroni, 2015 ; Sheikh and Titone, 2015 ; Zhao et al, 2020 ), which indicate that the embodiment of emotion words in first language is stronger than that of emotion words in second language (but for counterevidence see, e.g., Vanek and Tovalovich, 2022 ).…”

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Differences in perceptual representations in multilinguals’ first, second, and third language

Donggui,

Jingan,

Ruiming

2024

Front. Hum. Neurosci.

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Two experiments were conducted to investigate the differences in perceptual representations among multilingual individuals. In Experiment 1, the immediate sentence-picture verification paradigm was used to investigate perceptual representations in the working memory stage. The results suggest a match effect within the first language (Cantonese), but not within the second language (Mandarin) or the third language (English), showing perceptual representations only in first language comprehension. In Experiment 2, the delayed sentence-picture verification paradigm was used to investigate perceptual representations in long-term memory. Similarly, the results suggest a match effect within the first language (Mandarin), but not within the second language (English). The findings of both experiments suggest that the first language was perceptually represented, regardless of whether it was Cantonese or Mandarin, regardless of the processing in working memory or long-term memory. No evidence was found for perceptual representations in the later-learned languages, regardless of high or low proficiency. Our study has implications for theories of language comprehension and embodied cognition.

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Differences in perceptual representations in multilinguals’ first, second, and third language

Donggui,

Jingan,

Ruiming

2024

Front. Hum. Neurosci.

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“…Combining an online measure of reaction times with an offline measure of accuracy scores allowed us to tap into the moment-by-moment manifestations and the outcome once processing has occurred, respectively (Sato & Vanek, 2023 ). Combinations of online and offline measures in a single study have fruitfully informed research in domains other than language attrition as well, including the processing of negation (Zhang & Vanek, 2021 ) or emotional expressions (Vanek & Tovalovich, 2022 ).…”

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First Language Lexical Attrition in a First Language Setting: A Multi-Measure Approach Testing Teachers of English

Ma,

Vanek

2024

J Psycholinguist Res

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Research on first language (L1) attrition typically focuses on immigrant populations in their second language (L2) environment, yet we know comparably little about L1 attrition in the L1 setting. This study used two lexical tasks to test L1 attrition, a time-sensitive word decision task and a video retelling. Chinese teachers of English vs. Chinese teachers of other subjects (N = 25/group) were recruited at a secondary school in China. The aim was to provide an exploratory basis of the L2 influence on L1 lexical attrition in the L1 environment, both on the level of lexical comprehension and production. Mixed-effects models were used to analyse multiple measures including response accuracy and reaction times in comprehension, and lexical diversity, density, sophistication, and accuracy in production. The results showed Chinese teachers’ L1 lexical attrition in the form of longer response times to high-frequency Chinese words compared to non-English Chinese teachers, and the use of significantly fewer sophisticated words in their retellings. Also, teachers of English were faster and more accurate in decisions about Chinese borrowings from English, suggesting L2-driven influence on their mental lexicon. Considering participants’ background information, analyses showed that increased L2 exposure and frequency of use can predict L1 lexical attrition.

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“…For example, studies that used self-reports found lower emotional resonance for both expressing (Dewaele, 2008;Oża nska-Ponikwia, 2019) and perceiving emotions in an LX (Dewaele, 2004(Dewaele, , 2018Dewaele et al, 2021;Resnik, 2018). Similarly, physiological (Caldwell-Harris & Ayçiçe gi-Dinn, 2020;Toivo & Scheepers, 2019) and electrophysiological studies (Baumeister et al, 2017;Caldwell-Harris & Ayçiçe gi-Dinn, 2009) reported more intense emotional reactivity to words and expressions in L1 than in LX-although this language effect has not always been found (e.g., Conrad et al, 2011;Opitz & Degner, 2012;Vanek & Tovalovich, 2022).…”

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The role of language and emotional intelligence in judgments of real‐life social and moral transgressions among Greek, Hungarian, and British users of English

Dewaele,

Mavrou,

Kyriakou

et al. 2023

Behavioral Decision Making

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Previous research suggests that people are more prone to commit moral transgressions when they face moral dilemmas in a second language (LX) as opposed to their first language(s) (L1). This study investigated the influence of language, emotional intelligence, and the degree of severity of real moral transgressions on bilinguals' judgments of offense seriousness, the intensity of the emotions they experienced, and the punishments they proposed for the perpetrators. To this end, 256 British L1 users, 209 Greek–English bilinguals, and 187 Hungarian–English bilinguals watched four videos presenting moral transgressions of mild and extreme severity. Data were analyzed by means of robust linear mixed‐effects models and moderated mediation analyses. For the extreme severity videos, the results revealed strong correlations between offensiveness, emotionality ratings, and proposed punishments for the perpetrators. However, the Greek and the Hungarian participants who watched the videos in their LX English reported lower offensiveness and emotionality ratings and less harsh punishments for the perpetrators than they did in their L1 (Greek and Hungarian, respectively). Furthermore, the role of language in the proposed punishments for the perpetrators was mediated by emotional intensity, but only for the extreme severity stimuli. The results also suggest that higher levels of emotional intelligence are linked with tougher judgments of offense seriousness and stronger emotions when watching real moral transgressions. These findings highlight that the moral foreign language effect does not only exist in the hypothetical moral realm but affects perceptions of offensiveness and emotionality and decisions for the future of perpetrators in real‐life situations.

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Emotionality ratings and electrodermal responses to university-related expressions in a native and a non-native language

Cited by 5 publications

References 36 publications

Differences in perceptual representations in multilinguals’ first, second, and third language

Differences in perceptual representations in multilinguals’ first, second, and third language

First Language Lexical Attrition in a First Language Setting: A Multi-Measure Approach Testing Teachers of English

The role of language and emotional intelligence in judgments of real‐life social and moral transgressions among Greek, Hungarian, and British users of English

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