Does Bilingualism Change Native-Language Reading? Cognate Effects in a Sentence Context Export

@article{citeulike:5382963, abstract = {ABSTRACT2014Becoming 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.}, address = {Ghent University}, author = {Van Assche, Eva and Duyck, Wouter and Hartsuiker, Robert J. and Diependaele, Kevin}, citeulike-article-id = {5382963}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9280.2009.02389.x}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/122463745/ABSTRACT}, doi = {10.1111/j.1467-9280.2009.02389.x}, issn = {1467-9280}, journal = {Psychological Science}, keywords = {cognate, eyemovement, l1, l2, reading, transfer}, number = {8}, pages = {923--927}, posted-at = {2009-08-06 16:34:46}, priority = {2}, title = {Does Bilingualism Change Native-Language Reading? Cognate Effects in a Sentence Context}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9280.2009.02389.x}, volume = {20}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:5382963 L3 - citeulike-article-id:5382963 N2 - ABSTRACT2014Becoming 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. IS - 8 JF - Psychological Science SN - 1467-9280 AD - Ghent University EP - 927 TI - Does Bilingualism Change Native-Language Reading? Cognate Effects in a Sentence Context VL - 20 SP - 923 KW - cognate KW - eyemovement KW - l1 KW - l2 KW - reading KW - transfer AU - Van Assche, Eva AU - Duyck, Wouter AU - Hartsuiker, Robert AU - Diependaele, Kevin PY - 2009/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9280.2009.02389.x ER -