linguistic distance and cognitive performance in trilinguals

Published: 29 April 2025| Version 1 | DOI: 10.17632/6rdn3wbcxv.1
Contributor:
培媛 史

Description

This study aims to investigate the effect of linguistic distance (LD) and learning satge on Executive fucntions (i.e. inhibitory control, working memory, and cognitive flexibility). Participants were divided into four groups based on LD and learning stage: a relatively close language triad (CLT; Mandarin-English-German) or a relatively distant language triad (DLT; Mandarin-English-Japanese), with each triad further categorized as freshmen (1) or seniors (2). The experiment comprised three tasks: Stroop, N-back (1-back and 2-back), and task-switching. For example, ‘Stroop_CLT1’ represents data from freshmen in the Mandarin-English-German group on the Stroop task.

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Institutions

  • Lanzhou University

Categories

Applied Linguistics, Psycholinguistics, Multilingualism, Executive Functions, Language

Funders

  • The National Social Science Fund of China
    Grant ID: 23BYY142

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