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Representations and processes in bilingual memory: advances since Cognitive processing in bilinguals.
1The University of Texas at El Paso, United States.
Brain and Language
|October 31, 2025
Summary
Bilingual memory research shows shared conceptual representations for translated words. Language context influences retrieval, and proficiency impacts memory through connection strength, though other factors are involved.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Psychology
- Psycholinguistics
- Neuroscience of Language
Background:
- Early work suggested overlapping representations for translation equivalents in bilingual memory.
- Subsequent research has explored nuanced questions with more definitive evidence.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review advances in understanding bilingual long-term memory.
- To examine the role of shared conceptual representations and language context.
- To investigate the influence of language proficiency on memory performance.
Main Methods:
- Cross-language memory tests were employed.
- Various memory paradigms were utilized.
- Analysis of factors influencing retrieval and proficiency effects.
Main Results:
- Core conceptual representations for translation equivalents are shared across languages.
- Language context at encoding can facilitate or bias retrieval.
- Language proficiency effects are linked to connection strength but not solely explained by it.
Conclusions:
- Bilinguals share conceptual representations, but language context and proficiency modulate memory.
- Connection strength is a key factor in proficiency effects, but not the only one.
- Further research is needed to address limitations and explore new directions.
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