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Emotional memory and responses are stronger in a native language (L1) than a second language (L2). This study found reduced emotional memory and physiological responses in L2, suggesting L1 has greater affective encoding and retrieval.

Area of Science:

  • Psycholinguistics
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Affective Science

Background:

  • Language and emotion are intrinsically linked.
  • Previous research indicates this link is stronger in native languages (L1) compared to later-learned second languages (L2).
  • The extent of reduced emotionality in L2 and its impact on memory and physiological responses remain under investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if reduced emotionality in L2 affects emotional memory and embodied responses compared to L1.
  • To examine the emotional memory enhancement (EEM) effect in L1 versus L2.
  • To assess differences in facial motor resonance and skin conductance (SC) responses to emotional words in L1 and L2.

Main Methods:

  • A memory task with encoding and surprise retrieval phases was administered to late Spanish/English bilinguals.
Keywords:
EMGembodimentemotional memoryfacial motor resonancefirst languagesecond languageskin conductance

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  • Facial motor resonance and skin conductance (SC) responses were measured during the encoding phase.
  • Participants' memory for emotional versus neutral content was assessed.

    • Main Results:

    • The enhanced memory for emotional content (EEM effect) was found to be stronger in L1 and less pronounced in L2.
    • Partial support was found for decreased facial motor resonance and SC responses to emotional words in L2 compared to L1.
    • These findings suggest a differential impact of language proficiency on emotional processing.

    Conclusions:

    • Embodied knowledge in emotional memory is associated with greater affective encoding and retrieval in L1 than in L2.
    • The study provides evidence for reduced emotional impact and memory in second languages.
    • These results contribute to understanding the psycholinguistic and neurocognitive differences between L1 and L2 processing.