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Conceptual Representation in Bilingual Memory: Effects of Concreteness and Cognate Status in Word Association.
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van Hell, Janet G.; de Groot, Annette M. B. – Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 1998
A word association experiment examined conceptual representation in bilingual memory. Dutch-English bilinguals associated twice to nouns and verbs that varied on concreteness and cognate status. Findings suggest that conceptual representation in bilingual memory depends on word-type and grammatical class: concrete translations, cognates, and noun…
Descriptors: Associative Learning, Bilingualism, Cognitive Processes, Concept Mapping
Word Translation at Three Levels of Proficiency in a Second Language: The Ubiquitous Involvement of Conceptual Memory.
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de Groot, Annette M. B.; Poot, Rik – Language Learning, 1997
Orthogonally manipulated three word characteristics in Dutch and English--word imageability; word frequency; and cognate status--and obtained similar data patterns for three groups of bilinguals different from one another in second-language fluency. Findings indicate that "concept mediation" is a universal process in translating words…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Concept Formation, Dutch, English
The Development of Bilingual Memory: Evidence from Word Translation by Trilinguals.
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de Groot, Annette M. B.; Hoeks, John C. J. – Language Learning, 1995
Investigates the relation between foreign language proficiency and multilingual lexicosemantic organization, using two sets of unbalanced Dutch-English-French trilingual adults as participants. Results indicate that foreign language proficiency determines multilingual lexicosemantic organization. (35 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Associative Learning, College Students, Dutch