The time cost of mixed-language processing: an investigation
The time cost of mixed-language processing: an investigation
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DOI：
10.1177/1367006908098568
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发表时间：
2008-01-01
影响因子：
1.5
通讯作者：
Howard, David
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作者：
Cheng, Yu-Lin;Howard, David
双语者处理混合语言信息的时间是否更长？本研究通过两个反应时实验探讨了语言转换只有在语境中意外发生时才有代价的假设。在实验前，所有的在线语言测试和语言背景问卷被用来选择双语参与者。在实验1中，受试者，谁是普通话-台湾双语者，导致认为普通话是上下文适当的语言，并在语言转换试验的反应较慢。在实验2中，参与者被引导认为这两种语言都是上下文合适的，并且在语言转换试验中反应并不慢。数据支持格罗斯让关于混合语言处理成本的语言模式假设，并表明成本是语境的结果，而不是转换的必然结果。
Does it take bilinguals longer to process mixed-language information? This study explores, in two reaction time experiments, the hypothesis that there is only a cost to language switching when the switch is unexpected in the context. Prior to the experiments, ail on-line language test and a linguistic background questionnaire were employed to select the bilingual participants. In experiment 1, the subjects, who were Mandarin Chinese-Taiwanese bilinguals, were led to think that Mandarin Chinese was the contextually appropriate language, and were slower to respond on a language switch trial. In experiment 2, the participants were led to think that both languages were contextually appropriate, and were not slower to respond on a language switch trial. The data support Grosjean's language mode hypothesis on the mixed-language processing cost, and show that the cost is a result of context rather than ail inevitable consequence of a switch.