Graded Category Structure in Chinese-English Bilinguals

• 영문명: Graded Category Structure in Chinese-English Bilinguals
• 발행기관: 대한사고개발학회
• 저자명: Thomas B. Ward, Yuliya Kolomyts Amy H. Chu Jyotsna Vaid Roberto R. Heredia
• 간행물 정보: 『The International Journal of Creativity & Problem Solving』제19권 제2호, 47~59쪽, 전체 13쪽
• 주제분류: 사회과학 > 교육학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2009.10.31

영문 초록

This study examined the extent to which Chinese-English bilinguals’ representations of common categories are similar or different in each of their languages. More specifically, it examined variations in a particular aspect of graded structure: the extent to which exemplars are differentially accessible from corresponding category labels in two languages. Archival category listing data were used to compare bilingual participants who responded in Chinese versus English to different groups of monolinguals who responded only in English. There was substantial overlap in the category exemplars listed across the bilinguals’ languages, but less overlap than for monolingual responses in the same language. The results indicate differences in graded structure of the categories across bilingual participants’ languages. Implications for cognitive processing in general and creative idea generation in particular are discussed.

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Bilingualism Categories Graded structure Output dominance Concepts