Semantic Processing in Native and Second Language: Evidence from Hemispheric Differences in Fine and Coarse Semantic Coding

Autor/inn/en	Faust, Miriam; Ben-Artzi, Elisheva; Vardi, Nili
Titel	Semantic Processing in Native and Second Language: Evidence from Hemispheric Differences in Fine and Coarse Semantic Coding
Quelle	In: Brain and Language, 123 (2012) 3, S.228-233 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0093-934X
DOI	10.1016/j.bandl.2012.09.007
Schlagwörter	Semantics; Semitic Languages; Priming; Language Processing; Brain Hemisphere Functions; Cognitive Processes; English; Second Language Learning; Native Speakers + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Semantik; Arabisch; Hebräisch; Sprachverarbeitung; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; English language; Englisch; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Muttersprachler
Abstract	Previous studies suggest that whereas the left hemisphere (LH) is involved in fine semantic processing, the right hemisphere (RH) is uniquely engaged in coarse semantic coding including the comprehension of distinct types of language such as figurative language, lexical ambiguity and verbal humor (e.g., and ). The present study examined the patterns of hemispheric involvement in fine/coarse semantic processing in native and non-native languages using a split visual field priming paradigm. Thirty native Hebrew speaking students made lexical decision judgments of Hebrew and English target words preceded by strongly, weakly, or unrelated primes. Results indicated that whereas for Hebrew pairs, priming effect for the weakly-related word pairs was obtained only for RH presented target words, for English pairs, no priming effect for the weakly-related pairs emerged for either LH or RH presented targets, suggesting that coarse semantic coding is much weaker for a non-native than native language. (Contains 4 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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