Psychological Science · 2009 · 225 citations · 22 references
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Bilingualism can alter cognitive functions and language processing. The study examined how second‑language knowledge affects native‑language reading. The authors used the cognate‑facilitation effect, presenting cognates and controls in sentence contexts while recording eye movements to detect cross‑lingual activation. Readers exhibited faster reading times for cognates, showing that second‑language knowledge changes native‑language reading.
Becoming a bilingual can change a person's cognitive functioning and language processing in a number of ways. This study focused on how knowledge of a second language influences how people read sentences written in their native language. We used the cognate-facilitation effect as a marker of cross-lingual activations in both languages. Cognates (e.g., Dutch-English schip [ship]) and controls were presented in a sentence context, and eye movements were monitored. Results showed faster reading times for cognates than for controls. Thus, this study shows that one of people's most automated skills, reading in one's native language, is changed by the knowledge of a second language.
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