Passive exposure to speech sounds modifies change detection brain responses in adults

Kurkela, Jari L. O.; Hämäläinen, Jarmo A.; Leppänen, Paavo H.T.; Shu, Hua; Astikainen, Piia

doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2018.12.010

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“…Moreover, studies with monolinguals have also shown that shorter-term foreign language learning impacts other cognitive processes in monolingual adults [ 26 ] and children [ 25 ]. In addition to the impact of foreign language learning, passive language exposure can also impact other cognitive processes, as shown in the studies by Bice and Kroll [ 21 ] or Kurkela et al [ 23 ]. These studies show that even short-term language exposure leaves traces that cannot be easily ignored.…”

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“…Studies with monolinguals have found that short-term foreign language exposure as well as foreign language learning influence both language processing (e.g., [ 21 – 24 ]) and executive control in monolingual children [ 25 ] and monolingual adults [ 26 ]. For example, Kurkela et al [ 23 ] found that adult Finnish monolinguals who were passively exposed to Mandarin speech sounds for four days showed greater neural discrimination to novel verbal and nonverbal auditory stimuli. Furthermore, Bice and Kroll [ 21 ] discovered that monolinguals immersed in linguistically diverse environments seemed to develop higher sensitivity to non-native phonological contrasts when learning words in a new language.…”

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Am I truly monolingual? Exploring foreign language experiences in monolinguals

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Monolingualism has typically been understood as a homogeneous phenomenon. The linguistic experiences of monolinguals are usually overlooked when analysing the impact of foreign language experiences on language processing and cognitive functioning. In this study, we analyse the linguistic experiences of 962 English-speaking individuals from the United Kingdom (UK) who identified as monolinguals. Through an online survey, we found that more than 80% of these monolinguals had learned at least one foreign language, dialect, or type of jargon. More than half of this 80% of monolinguals also used languages they had learned at some point in their lives. Moreover, nearly 40% of all the studied monolinguals confirmed that they had been passively exposed to foreign languages or dialects in their environment; approximately a fourth of these monolinguals who declared exposure to at least one foreign language (or dialect) confirmed that they also used these languages. Furthermore, activities that involved passive use of languages (i.e., activities that require reading or listening but do not require speaking or writing; e.g., watching TV) were occasionally carried out in foreign languages: around 26% of these monolinguals confirmed the passive use of more than one language. Lastly, around 58% of monolinguals who had visited one or more non-English-speaking countries declared the active use of foreign languages during their stay(s). These results suggest that the linguistic experiences of monolinguals from the UK often include exposure to and use of foreign languages. Moreover, these results show the need to consider the specificity of the monolingual language experience when analysing the impact of foreign languages on cognitive functioning, as differences in the language experiences of bilinguals also have divergent impacts on cognition. Lastly, monolingual experiences are different from bilingual experiences; therefore, existing questionnaires that evaluate language experiences should be adapted to capture the particular linguistic experiences of monolinguals.

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Am I truly monolingual? Exploring foreign language experiences in monolinguals

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“…Moreover, studies with monolinguals have also shown that shorter-term foreign language learning impacts other cognitive processes in monolingual adults [25] and children [24]. In addition to the impact of foreign language learning, passive language exposure can also impact other cognitive processes, as shown in the studies by Bice and Kroll [20] or Kurkela et al [22]. These studies show that even short-term language exposure leaves traces that cannot be easily ignored.…”

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“…Studies with monolinguals have found that short-term foreign language exposure as well as foreign language learning influence both language processing (e.g., [20][21][22][23]) and executive control in monolingual children [24] and monolingual adults [25]. For example, Kurkela et al [22] found that adult Finish monolinguals who were passively exposed to Mandarin speech sounds for four days showed greater neural discrimination to novel verbal and nonverbal auditory stimuli. Furthermore, Bice and Kroll [20] discovered that monolinguals immersed in linguistically diverse environments seemed to develop higher sensitivity to nonnative phonological contrasts while learning words in a new language.…”

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“…To sum up, the available evidence indicates that passive exposure and use of foreign languages in monolinguals have crucial consequences for language and cognition (e.g., [20][21][22][23][24][25]44]). If both long-and short-term exposure to and use of foreign languages have been shown…”

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Am I truly monolingual? Exploring foreign language experiences in monolinguals

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2021

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Monolingualism has typically been understood as a homogeneous phenomenon. The linguistic experiences of monolinguals are usually overlooked when analysing the impact of foreign language experiences on language processing and cognitive functioning. In this study, we analyse the linguistic experiences of 962 English-speaking individuals from the United Kingdom (UK) who identified as monolinguals. Through an online survey, we found that more than 80% of these monolinguals had in fact learned at least one foreign language, dialect, or type of jargon. More than half of this 80% of monolinguals also used languages they had learned at some point in their lives. Moreover, nearly 40% of all the studied monolinguals confirmed that they had been exposed to foreign languages or dialects in their environment; approximately a fourth of these monolinguals who declared exposure to at least one foreign language (or dialect) confirmed that they also used these languages. Furthermore, activities that involved passive use of languages (e.g., watching TV) were occasionally carried out in foreign languages: around 26% of these monolinguals confirmed the passive use of more than one language. Lastly, around 58% of them who had visited one or more non-English-speaking countries declared the active use of foreign languages during their stay(s). These results suggest that the linguistic experiences of monolinguals from the UK often include exposure to and use of foreign languages. Moreover, these results show the need to consider the specificity of the monolingual language experience when analysing the impact of foreign languages on cognitive functioning, as differences in the language experiences of bilinguals also have divergent impacts on cognition. Lastly, monolingual experiences are different from bilingual experiences; therefore, questionnaires that target the particular linguistic experiences of monolinguals should be developed.

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