English only? Monolinguals in linguistically diverse contexts have an edge in language learning
English only? Monolinguals in linguistically diverse contexts have an edge in language learning
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DOI：
10.1016/j.bandl.2019.104644
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发表时间：
2019-09-01
影响因子：
2.5
通讯作者：
Kroll, Judith F.
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作者：
Bice, Kinsey;Kroll, Judith F.
越来越多的证据表明，语言语境如何影响双语语言的使用及其认知后果。然而，很少有研究考虑语言环境对单语者的影响。虽然单语者的语言加工被认为是相对稳定和同质的，但一些研究表明，仅通过接触就可以获得新的学习。生活在语言多样性环境中的单语者经常无意中听到他们不理解的语言，并可能以形成他们的语言网络的方式吸收关于这些语言的信息。目前的研究使用行为和事件相关电位测量来比较生活在语言多样化环境中的单语者和生活在单语环境中的人学习芬兰语元音和谐的能力。两种语境下的单语者对所学单词的学习表现出相似的特点；然而，他们的事件相关电位在泛化方面有所不同。在不同语境下，单语者表现出前向晚期阳性，而单语者在单语语境中没有表现出明显的影响。结果表明，语言多样性促进了新语言的学习。
Accumulating evidence shows how language context shapes bilingual language use and its cognitive consequences. However, few studies have considered the impact of language context for monolinguals. Although monolinguals' language processing is assumed to be relatively stable and homogeneous, some research has shown novel learning through exposure alone. Monolinguals living in linguistically diverse contexts regularly overhear languages they do not understand, and may absorb information about those languages in ways that shape their language networks. The current study used behavioral and ERP measures to compare monolinguals living in a linguistically diverse environment and a unilingual environment in their ability to learn vowel harmony in Finnish. Monolinguals in both contexts demonstrated similar learning of studied words; however, their ERPs differed for generalization. Monolinguals in the diverse context revealed an anterior late positivity, whereas monolinguals in the unilingual context showed no effect. The results suggest that linguistic diversity promotes new language learning.