Is negation more difficult to process than affirmation? If it is, does processing negation in a
second language (L2) compound the difficulty compared to the first language (L1)? This …

Introduction This study examines how negation is processed in a nonverbal context (eg,
when assessing▲≠▲) by speakers of a truth-based system like Mandarin and a polarity …

This chapter aims to provide guidance for novel as well as more seasoned researchers in
understanding the fundamental characteristics, complementary strengths and uses of online …

Does the language we speak affect the way we think? This Element provides a synthesis of
contemporary research on the interplay between language and cognition in speakers of two …

Introduction Evidence from neuroscience and behavioral research has indicated that
language meaning is grounded in our motor–perceptual experiences of the world. However …

Introduction Perceptual representations in language comprehension were examined using
sentence-picture verification tasks. However, concerns have been raised regarding the …

Consensus on the extent to which cross-linguistic differences affect event cognition is
currently absent. This is partly because cognitive influences of language have rarely been …

Research on first language (L1) attrition typically focuses on immigrant populations in their
second language (L2) environment, yet we know comparably little about L1 attrition in the L1 …

Previous experimental work shows that negation processing can be direct in bipolar
contexts where positive/negative states of affairs can be expressed by available lexical …

Speech perception can be defined as the perceptual and cognitive processes leading to the
discrimination, identification, and interpretation of speech signals. This chapter focusses on …