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Homophone priming in bilingual preference formation.

Dieter Thoma¹, Felicia Heilmann¹, Madeleine Trotno¹

¹Department of Pycholinguistics, University of Mannheim.

Journal of Experimental Psychology. Learning, Memory, and Cognition

|October 7, 2024

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Homophones, words with shared sounds but different meanings, influence choices more in a bilingual's native language (L1) than their second language (L2). This effect is stronger when L2 processing is more difficult.

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Area of Science:

Cognitive Psychology
Psycholinguistics
Bilingualism Research

Background:

Homophone priming demonstrates how ambiguous words activate irrelevant meanings, potentially biasing decisions.
Previous research primarily focused on monolingual contexts, leaving bilingual effects and consumer behavior implications understudied.
Understanding lexical processing differences between first (L1) and second languages (L2) is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate whether homophone priming effects differ between L1 and L2 in bilingual individuals.
To explore factors influencing the strength of homophone priming in L2, such as proficiency and modality.
To examine the implications for consumer behavior and bilingual lexical access models.

Main Methods:

Four experiments were conducted with German-English bilingual participants.
An eye-tracked primed choice task assessed homophone influence on decision-making.
Visual preference tasks used written and/or auditory primes with varying L2 proficiency levels.

Main Results:

Homophones were found to significantly affect decision-making in bilinguals.
Homophone priming effects were consistently stronger in L1 compared to L2.
The L1-L2 priming gap increased with listening primes and lower L2 proficiency, indicating reduced suppression.

Conclusions:

Homophone priming is weaker in L2 than L1, suggesting language-specific processing differences.
Reduced cognitive suppression and lower subjective frequency in L2 contribute to the observed L1-L2 priming gap.
Findings offer insights into bilingual lexical access and potential consumer behavior influences.