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Gesture influences the processing of figurative language in non-native speakers: ERP evidence
Ibañez, Agustin Mariano
; Manes, Facundo Francisco
; Escobar, Josefina; Trujillo, Natalia; Andreucci, Paola; Hurtado, Esteban
Fecha de publicación:
02/2010
Editorial:
Elsevier Ireland
Revista:
Neuroscience Letters
ISSN:
0304-3940
Idioma:
Inglés
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Resumen
Gestures should play a role in second language comprehension, given their importance in conveying contextual information. In this study, the N400 and the LPC were evaluated in a task involving the observation of videos showing utterances accompanied by gestures. Students studying advanced (G-High participants) and basic German (G-Low participants) as a second language were investigated. The utterance-gesture congruence and metaphoric meaning of content were manipulated during the task. As in previous ERP reports with native speakers, metaphorical expressions were sensitive to gestures. In G-Low participants, no modulation in the 300-500 ms window was observed, and only a modest effect was observed for the 500-700 ms window. More subtle differences of verbal expression were not processed in this group. Consistent with previous reports of the same paradigm with native speakers, the N400 from G-High group discriminated both congruent and incongruent gestures as well as literal and metaphorical sentences. Our results suggest that semantic processing is robust in the learning of a second language, although the amplitude modulation and latency of ERPs might depend on the speaker's proficiency level. © 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
Palabras clave:
Contextual Modulation
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Erp
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Gesture
,
Lpc
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Metaphor
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N400
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Second Language
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Ibáñez Barassi, Agustín Mariano; Manes, Facundo Francisco; Escobar, Josefina; Trujillo, Natalia; Andreucci, Paola; et al.; Gesture influences the processing of figurative language in non-native speakers: ERP evidence; Elsevier Ireland; Neuroscience Letters; 471; 1; 2-2010; 48-52
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