| Autor: |
SHAJI, SNEHA ROSLYN, M. V., KRISHNAPRIYA, V. R., NIVEDITHA, H. S., DARSHAN, B. P., ABHISHEK |
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Brain, Cognition & Culture; Jan-Dec2020, Vol. 11 Issue 1, p99-107, 9p |
| Abstrakt: |
The retrieval of the most appropriate word from the lexicon is referred to as lexical semantic activation. Bilinguals are those who use at least two languages and can be classified based on various degree of proficiency in both languages. The facilitation and interference access that takes place during lexical access can be found out through blocked naming task. The two language representation and its processing are some important aspects to be considered in bilinguals. The general constrains on bilingualism processing models can be also explored through the researches on lexical semantic activation. The proficiency of the second language can determine the inhibitory or facilitatory effect on dominant language. The present study aimed at knowing the effect of the language not in use on the lexical semantic activation of the language in use, through blocked naming task showed that the reaction time for naming numbers was more in first language than second language. The accuracy in naming numbers in first language was less compared to first language. The inhibition offered by the lexical nodes in second language for number naming and the difference in use and exposure to language are the possible reasons for relatively poorer activation of nodes and poorer performance in first language. This inhibition was not found in case of naming pictures. It can be attributed to the frequent use and exposure to the word which leads to easy retrieval of most activated word in the system. This prevented the inhibition of the lexical nodes and facilitated the picture naming without interference from second language. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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