Verbal Working Memory but Not Attention Is Related to Language Proficiency: Evidence from Multilingual Speakers
| Autor: | Cristina Barbu, Marion Bouffier, Steve Majerus |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
Luxembourgish
multilingualism lcsh:BF1-990 050109 social psychology behavioral disciplines and activities 050105 experimental psychology German language proficiency Psychology psycholinguistics 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Multilingualism Language proficiency Association (psychology) General Psychology Recall Working memory 05 social sciences early adulthood auditory-verbal working memory visuo-spatial attention Language acquisition language.human_language lcsh:Psychology auditory-verbal attention language Psychology Cognitive psychology Research Article |
| Zdroj: | Psychologica Belgica Psychologica Belgica, Vol 60, Iss 1 (2020) Psychologica Belgica; Vol 60, No 1 (2020); 270–293 |
| ISSN: | 2054-670X 0033-2879 |
| Popis: | Numerous studies have shown a consistent relationship between verbal working memory (WM) and native-language as well as non-native language learning abilities. However, the role of attentional abilities has been rarely explored, although these abilities have been shown to be associated both with verbal working memory and oral language proficiency. This study investigated the association between WM, attention and language proficiency in young adults raised with three different languages (Luxembourgish, German and French). Auditory-verbal WM abilities were assessed via an immediate serial recall task. Attentional abilities were assessed via auditory-verbal and visuo-spatial attentional tasks. Using a Bayesian correlational approach, we observed robust evidence for an association between auditory-verbal WM abilities and non-native language proficiency. At the same time, we observed no reliable evidence in favor of an association between language proficiency and auditory-verbal/visuo-spatial attentional measures. These results suggest that auditory-verbal WM and non-native language proficiency are strongly linked in young multilingual adults, irrespective of auditory-verbal or visuo-spatial attentional abilities. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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