APS
31st APS Annual Convention · 2019
Do Bilinguals Activate Conceptual Representations of Emotions More Strongly in Their L1 Than L2? It Depends on the Valence and Age of Acquisition for L2
- Junqing Chen
The Graduate Center, The City University of New York - Natalie Kacinik
Brooklyn College, The City University of New York
Abstract
Previous literature suggests that late bilinguals have a disadvantage for the processing of emotional concepts in L2. Our study shows that the apparent disadvantage of processing emotions in L2 disappears with the use of non-verbal materials. Actually, late bilinguals activate sadness concept more strongly in L2 than in L1.
Bilingualism
