Above, on, or shang (上)? Language and spatial representations among English–Mandarin bilinguals

• Main Authors: TOH, Wei Xing, SUÃREZ, Lidia
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2017
• Subjects: Spatial cognition; Spatial language; Thinking for speaking; Applied Behavior Analysis; East Asian Languages and Societies; Linguistics
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/2361; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/3618/viewcontent/AboveOnOrShang_Language_pv.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

This study investigated if exposure to spatial language could affect spatial cognition in English-Mandarin bilinguals by focusing on contact/noncontact distinctions, an area that has been a source of contention in the language-and-thought literature. Sixty-three participants were first primed with s...