Essays about: "monolinguals"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the word monolinguals.

  1. 1. The Relation between Switching Languages and Perceived Personality Change: A Comparative Study of Bilinguals and Monolinguals

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Josephine Ahrendt; Miriam Nicolai; [2023]
    Keywords : bilingualism; language switch; perceived personality change; HEXACO Personality Inventory-Revised; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : With increasing bilingualism, it becomes vital to understand the relation of language to personality. Language is essential for expressing our thoughts, and personality impacts our thoughts and behavior. READ MORE

  3. 2. Multilingual Categorisation of Landscape terms

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

    Author : Debora Nilsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Multilingualism; word-to-referent mapping; categorisation; Landscape; semantic domains.;

    Abstract : This study investigates how multilinguals compared with monolinguals categorise landscape. The aim is to contribute to research already done with fresh data in a new setting. The thesis suggests that speakers with lower proficiency in a language will tend to choose vocabulary based on frequency and not semantic knowledge. READ MORE

  4. 3. Effects‌ ‌of‌ ‌Multilingualism‌ ‌on‌ ‌Working‌ ‌Memory‌ ‌and‌ ‌Subjective‌ ‌Memory‌ ‌in‌ ‌Older‌ ‌Adults‌

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik och samhälle

    Author : Damian King; [2020]
    Keywords : Bilingualism; Multilingualism; Older adults; Successful Ageing; Working Memory; Complex span task; Subjective Memory;

    Abstract : To investigate whether multilingualism can be used to predict working memory in older adults this study has used a categorical variable as well as a continuous variable to measure multilingualism. This was done while also accounting for possible confounding variables such as intelligence. READ MORE

  5. 4. Swedish adolescents' understanding of concrete and abstract English proverbs

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudier

    Author : Heidi Meininger; [2020]
    Keywords : understanding of proverbs; later language development; second language acquisition; gender and language development; language acquisition and language development;

    Abstract : The aim of this essay is to find out how well Swedish adolescents understand concrete and abstract English proverbs, if concrete proverbs are easier to understand than abstracts ones, if there are differences between boys’ and girls’ and between monolinguals’ and bilinguals’ understanding of these. In a multiple-choice questionnaire, Swedish 7th to 9th graders read 15 short stories followed by three choices. READ MORE

  6. 5. Do Bilinguals have More Cognitive Flexibility than Monolinguals?

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för juridik, psykologi och socialt arbete

    Author : Andreas Fajerson; [2017]
    Keywords : Bilingualism; Monolingualism; Cognitive flexibility; Task switch; Switch cost; Perseverative errors; Alternating Runs Task Switch Paradigm; Wisconsin Card Sorting Task.; Tvåspråkighet; Enspråkighet; Kognitiv flexibilitet; Skiften mellan uppgifter; Switch kostnad; Fasthållande fel; Alternating Runs Task Switch Paradigm; Wisconsin Card Sorting Task.;

    Abstract : The purpose of the present study was to compare between bilingual and monolingual university students to examine if there was any difference regarding two aspects of cognitive flexibility: the switch cost and perseverative errors. It was hypothesized that bilinguals should have significantly reduced switch cost and perseverative errors than monolinguals. READ MORE