Conceptual systems in bilinguals: Evidence from category clustering
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- Sakaki Yuko
- Chikushi Jogakuen University
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- Hakoda Yuji
- Kyushu University
Bibliographic Information
- Other Title
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- バイリンガルの内的表象に関するカテゴリー群化を用いた構造化の検証
- バイリンガル ノ ナイテキ ヒョウショウ ニ カンスル カテゴリーグンカ オ モチイタ コウゾウカ ノ ケンショウ
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Abstract
This study provides evidence for the organization of bilingual conceptual representations in terms of second-language proficiency and the similarity between the two languages. Two bilingual groups (Japanese-English and Japanese-Korean) of participants were assigned a free recall task with a category list. The list consisted of 36 items from different levels of typicality, which were presented in the first or second language. The occurrence of category clustering varied according to typicality for the two groups. Among Japanese-English participants, Japanese representations were better organized than English items for participants with less-proficient levels of English, but this changed to a semantic network between the two languages with increasing second-language proficiency. Conversely, Japanese-Korean bilinguals established a semantic network with the two languages even at the beginner level with the second language. These findings indicate that both similarity between languages and second-language proficiency exert a strong effect in constructing a network in conceptual systems.
Journal
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- The Japanese journal of psychology
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The Japanese journal of psychology 84 (4), 396-407, 2013
The Japanese Psychological Association
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Details 詳細情報について
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- CRID
- 1390001205079428096
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- NII Article ID
- 130003386153
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- NII Book ID
- AN00123620
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- COI
- 1:STN:280:DC%2BC2c7kvVKhsw%3D%3D
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- ISSN
- 18841082
- 00215236
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- NDL BIB ID
- 024939871
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- Text Lang
- ja
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- Data Source
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- JaLC
- NDL
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- Disallowed