Language switching may facilitate the processing of negative responses
It has been proposed that processing sentential negation recruits the neural network of inhibitory control (de Vega et al., 2016; Beltrán et al., 2021). In addition, inhibition mechanisms also play a role in switching languages for bilinguals (Kroll et al., 2015). Since both processes may share inhi...
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| author | Anqi Zang Manuel de Vega Yang Fu Huili Wang David Beltrán David Beltrán |
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| description | It has been proposed that processing sentential negation recruits the neural network of inhibitory control (de Vega et al., 2016; Beltrán et al., 2021). In addition, inhibition mechanisms also play a role in switching languages for bilinguals (Kroll et al., 2015). Since both processes may share inhibitory resources, the current study explored for the first time whether and how language-switching influences the processing of negation. To this end, two groups of Spanish-English bilinguals participated in an encoding-verification memory task. They read short stories involving the same two protagonists (Montse and Jordi), referring to their activities in four different scenarios in Spanish or English. Following each story, the participants received verification questions requiring “yes” or “no” responses depending on whether a given fact was correctly referred to one of the protagonists. Some of the verification questions were in the story’s original language (non-switch condition) and others in the alternate language (switch condition). Results revealed that language-switching facilitated negative responses compared to affirmative responses, exclusively for questions switching from dominant language (L1) to non-dominant language (L2). This effect might reflect that the domain-general mechanisms of inhibitory control are recruited at least partially for both language switch and negation process simultaneously, although this phenomenon is modulated by language dominance. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d0eda19e48ad4b37aa67b01b467fc8b82022-12-22T04:25:25ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782022-09-011310.3389/fpsyg.2022.906154906154Language switching may facilitate the processing of negative responsesAnqi Zang0Manuel de Vega1Yang Fu2Huili Wang3David Beltrán4David Beltrán5Instituto Universitario de Neurociencia, Universidad de La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, SpainInstituto Universitario de Neurociencia, Universidad de La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, SpainInstituto Universitario de Neurociencia, Universidad de La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, SpainSchool of Foreign Languages, Zhejiang University City College, Hangzhou, ChinaInstituto Universitario de Neurociencia, Universidad de La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, SpainDepartamento de Psicología Básica I, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), Madrid, SpainIt has been proposed that processing sentential negation recruits the neural network of inhibitory control (de Vega et al., 2016; Beltrán et al., 2021). In addition, inhibition mechanisms also play a role in switching languages for bilinguals (Kroll et al., 2015). Since both processes may share inhibitory resources, the current study explored for the first time whether and how language-switching influences the processing of negation. To this end, two groups of Spanish-English bilinguals participated in an encoding-verification memory task. They read short stories involving the same two protagonists (Montse and Jordi), referring to their activities in four different scenarios in Spanish or English. Following each story, the participants received verification questions requiring “yes” or “no” responses depending on whether a given fact was correctly referred to one of the protagonists. Some of the verification questions were in the story’s original language (non-switch condition) and others in the alternate language (switch condition). Results revealed that language-switching facilitated negative responses compared to affirmative responses, exclusively for questions switching from dominant language (L1) to non-dominant language (L2). This effect might reflect that the domain-general mechanisms of inhibitory control are recruited at least partially for both language switch and negation process simultaneously, although this phenomenon is modulated by language dominance.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.906154/fulllanguage switchingnegation processinginhibitory mechanismcognitive controlbilinguals |
| spellingShingle | Anqi Zang Manuel de Vega Yang Fu Huili Wang David Beltrán David Beltrán Language switching may facilitate the processing of negative responses Frontiers in Psychology language switching negation processing inhibitory mechanism cognitive control bilinguals |
| title | Language switching may facilitate the processing of negative responses |
| title_full | Language switching may facilitate the processing of negative responses |
| title_fullStr | Language switching may facilitate the processing of negative responses |
| title_full_unstemmed | Language switching may facilitate the processing of negative responses |
| title_short | Language switching may facilitate the processing of negative responses |
| title_sort | language switching may facilitate the processing of negative responses |
| topic | language switching negation processing inhibitory mechanism cognitive control bilinguals |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.906154/full |
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