On the translation routes in early and highly proficient bilingual people: Evidence from an individual with semantic impairment
On the translation routes in early and highly proficient bilingual people: Evidence from an individual with semantic impairment
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早期和高度精通双语者的翻译路线：来自语义障碍个体的证据
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10.1080/02687030902958266
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发表时间：
2010
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2
通讯作者：
J. Gascón
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作者：
M. Hernández;Albert Costa;A. Caño;M. Juncadella;J. Gascón
背景：双语研究的主要兴趣之一是双语者的两个词汇在多大程度上是直接联系的，以及这种假设的联系在语言产生过程中所起的作用。到目前为止，关于这一问题的大多数研究都集中在低水平或高水平的晚期双语者身上，而关于这种假设联系在早期习得两种语言的高水平双语者身上的功能的信息却很少。目的：本研究的目的是提供早期和高熟练双语者两个词汇之间直接联系的功能信息。方法和程序：在本报告中，我们评估翻译词之间的词汇链接功能在早期和高度熟练的加泰罗尼亚-西班牙语双语患者（JFF）谁遭受语义缺陷的阿尔茨海默病的后果。通过语义、图片命名和翻译任务来检验JFF概念和词汇表征的完整性。我们特别关注JFF的翻译表现，以评估这种表现是否受到他的语义缺陷的影响。结果与结果：我们认为，如果翻译词之间的词汇链接是功能性的，那么这种链接将保证翻译中没有错误。与这一预测相反，在JFF的翻译表现中观察到的错误表明，语义系统参与了JFF的正向和反向翻译。结论：基于这一结果，我们认为早期和高熟练双语者的词汇链接没有功能。
Background: One of the major interests in bilingualism research has been the extent to which the two lexicons of a bilingual speaker are directly linked and the role that this hypothetical link plays during language production. Up to now, most of the research on this issue has focused on either low or high proficient late‐bilingual people, whereas little information has been provided on the functionality of this hypothesised link in highly proficient bilinguals who acquired their two languages early in life. Aims: The aim of the present study is to provide information on the functionality of the direct link between the two lexicons of early and highly proficient bilingual people. Methods & Procedures: In this report we assess the functionality of lexical links between translation words in an early and highly proficient Catalan–Spanish bilingual patient (JFF) who suffers from a semantic deficit as a consequence of Alzheimer's disease. The integrity of JFF's conceptual and lexical representations is examined by means of semantic, picture‐naming, and translation tasks. We pay special attention to JFF's translation performance to assess whether such performance is affected by his semantic deficit. Outcomes & Results: We argue that if lexical links between translation words are functional, then such links would guarantee error‐free production in translation. Contrary to this prediction, errors observed in JFF's translation performance indicated that the semantic system was involved in JFF's forward and backward translation. Conclusions: On the basis of this result, we suggest that lexical links in early and highly proficient bilingual people are not functional.