Testing a model for bilingual semantic priming with interlingual homographs: RT and N400 effects Export

@article{citeulike:2880877, abstract = {Using a semantic priming paradigm, this study examines the effects of semantic and lexical-orthographic context on reaction times (RTs) and event-related potentials (ERPs) for interlingual homographs. Dutch-English bilinguals performed an English lexical decision task in which homographs like STEM (meaning "voice" in Dutch) were preceded by primes like ROOT or FOOL that were semantically related or unrelated to the English reading of the target word. Homographs were responded to faster following semantically related primes than following unrelated primes. The responses in both conditions were modulated by the relative frequencies of the two readings of the homographs: responses were faster when their English word frequency was high or when their Dutch word frequency was low. In the ERPs, N400 effects, taken to reflect processes of semantic integration, were found for homographs preceded by related primes. Remarkably, the amplitude of the N400 effect was also modulated by word frequency in both the first (Dutch, L1) and the second (English, L2) language. The observed relationship between lexical and semantic variables supports a model for bilingual semantic priming that extends the language nonselective BIA+ model for bilingual word recognition.}, author = {Kerkhofs, Roel and Dijkstra, Ton and Chwilla, Dorothee J. and de Bruijn, Ellen R.}, citeulike-article-id = {2880877}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brainres.2005.10.087}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16375868}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=16375868}, citeulike-linkout-3 = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6SYR-4HVDN9V-1/1/8b2a8c8849dec9e436b5f5070e4a3458}, comment = {Aim: Test the BIA+ model. Language nonselective access view vs. language-specific lexical access Method: Target stimuli-interlingual homograph (IH,Dutch-English) ,Task-L2(English) lexical decision. Variable-Relatedness, homograph frequency (high vs. Low) in L1 \& L2. 2*2*2 Main Results: semantic priming effects on RT and N400. N400 amplitude was modulated by the L1 (Dutch) and L2 (English) frequency of the IH, which suggested language nonselective access. Frequency effects on N400 for English (task-related) and Dutch (task-unrelatd) are reversed, the inverse frequency pattern on Dutch reflect a stronger competition on high freqency in Dutch. Weak points: Although the prime words are English, interlingual homographic target is not exclusive single L2 context. ---=note-separator=--- http://www.rbook.net/plugin/spread/?uid=1229}, day = {12}, doi = {10.1016/j.brainres.2005.10.087}, journal = {Brain Research}, keywords = {bilingual, homograph, n400, priming, semantic}, month = {January}, number = {1}, pages = {170--183}, posted-at = {2008-06-10 21:13:39}, priority = {2}, title = {Testing a model for bilingual semantic priming with interlingual homographs: RT and N400 effects}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brainres.2005.10.087}, volume = {1068}, year = {2006} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2880877 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2880877 N2 - Using a semantic priming paradigm, this study examines the effects of semantic and lexical-orthographic context on reaction times (RTs) and event-related potentials (ERPs) for interlingual homographs. Dutch-English bilinguals performed an English lexical decision task in which homographs like STEM (meaning "voice" in Dutch) were preceded by primes like ROOT or FOOL that were semantically related or unrelated to the English reading of the target word. Homographs were responded to faster following semantically related primes than following unrelated primes. The responses in both conditions were modulated by the relative frequencies of the two readings of the homographs: responses were faster when their English word frequency was high or when their Dutch word frequency was low. In the ERPs, N400 effects, taken to reflect processes of semantic integration, were found for homographs preceded by related primes. Remarkably, the amplitude of the N400 effect was also modulated by word frequency in both the first (Dutch, L1) and the second (English, L2) language. The observed relationship between lexical and semantic variables supports a model for bilingual semantic priming that extends the language nonselective BIA+ model for bilingual word recognition. IS - 1 JF - Brain Research EP - 183 TI - Testing a model for bilingual semantic priming with interlingual homographs: RT and N400 effects VL - 1068 SP - 170 KW - bilingual KW - homograph KW - n400 KW - priming KW - semantic N1 - Aim: Test the BIA+ model. Language nonselective access view vs. language-specific lexical access Method: Target stimuli-interlingual homograph (IH,Dutch-English) ,Task-L2(English) lexical decision. Variable-Relatedness, homograph frequency (high vs. Low) in L1 & L2. 2*2*2 Main Results: semantic priming effects on RT and N400. N400 amplitude was modulated by the L1 (Dutch) and L2 (English) frequency of the IH, which suggested language nonselective access. Frequency effects on N400 for English (task-related) and Dutch (task-unrelatd) are reversed, the inverse frequency pattern on Dutch reflect a stronger competition on high freqency in Dutch. Weak points: Although the prime words are English, interlingual homographic target is not exclusive single L2 context. N1 - http://www.rbook.net/plugin/spread/?uid=1229 AU - Kerkhofs, Roel AU - Dijkstra, Ton AU - Chwilla, Dorothee AU - de Bruijn, Ellen PY - 2006/01/12/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brainres.2005.10.087 ER -