Effects of Bilingualism on Language Processing: Evidence from Monolingual (English) and Bilingual (French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, and Arabic) Speakers

Author(s)

Stephanie Castelin, University of Central FloridaFollow
Salim Mouloua, University of Central Florida
Gabriella Fiorino, University of Central Florida
Eric Bell, University of Central Florida
Paola Luigi, University of Central Florida
Zamira Feliz, University of Central Florida
Andrea Alfonsi, University of Central Florida
Mustapha MoulouaFollow

Keywords

bilingualism; bilinguals; language processing; language

Abstract

The present study was designed to empirically examine the effects of bilingualism on language processing in relation to congruent and incongruent sentences. 59 monolingual and bilingual participants completed a semantic congruence decision task. Results indicated significant differences in accuracy and reaction time among monolingual and bilingual speakers. These findings have theoretical implications and apply to both workplace and classroom settings for various learning and communication activities.

Date Created

April 2019

STARS Citation

Castelin, Stephanie; Mouloua, Salim; Fiorino, Gabriella; Bell, Eric; Luigi, Paola; Feliz, Zamira; Alfonsi, Andrea; and Mouloua, Mustapha, "Effects of Bilingualism on Language Processing: Evidence from Monolingual (English) and Bilingual (French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, and Arabic) Speakers" (2019). EGS Content. 9.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/egs_content/9

https://works.bepress.com/salim-adam-mouloua/1/download/