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Marcin Naranowicz1, Katarzyna Jankowiak1, Patrycja Kakuba1
1Faculty of English, Adam Mickiewicz University, 61712 Poznań, Poland.
Brain Sciences
|March 25, 2022
Summary
Positive and negative moods impact native language (L1) processing more than non-native language (L2) processing. Moods differentially affect lexical and semantic tasks in L1 versus L2, influencing bilingual cognitive processes.
Area of Science:
- Psycholinguistics
- Cognitive Neuroscience
- Bilingualism
Background:
- Positive and negative moods differentially affect native language (L1) lexico-semantic processing.
- Evidence suggests dampened affective stimulus sensitivity in non-native languages (L2).
- The impact of mood on L2 processing remains largely unexplored.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the differential effects of positive and negative moods on L1 and L2 lexico-semantic processing.
- To examine how mood states influence lexical, lexico-semantic, and semantic integration in bilinguals.
Main Methods:
- Unbalanced Polish-English bilinguals participated in two electroencephalography (EEG) sessions.
- Participants performed meaningfulness judgments on L1 and L2 sentences.
- Mood was manipulated using positive- or negative-mood-inducing films prior to each session.
Main Results:
- Reduced N1 (lexical processing) for negative vs. positive mood observed in L2 only.
- Reduced N2 (lexico-semantic processing) for negative vs. positive mood observed in L1 only.
- Reduced N400 (lexico-semantic processing) for meaningless vs. meaningful L1 sentences in positive mood only.
- Enhanced late positive complex (semantic integration) for L2 vs. L1 meaningful sentences in negative mood only.
Conclusions:
- Positive and negative moods differentially affect lexical, lexico-semantic, and semantic processing in L1 and L2.
- Findings align with mood-dependent processing and emotion regulation theories in bilinguals.
Keywords:
bilingualismemotion regulationevent-related potentialslexico-semantic processingmeaning integrationmoodMore Related Videos
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