Gesture influences the processing of figurative language in non-native speakers: ERP evidence

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dc.contributor.authorIbanez, Agustin
dc.contributor.authorManes, Facundo
dc.contributor.authorEscobar, Josefina
dc.contributor.authorTrujillo, Natalia
dc.contributor.authorAndreucci, Paola
dc.contributor.authorHurtado, Esteban
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-21T00:06:34Z
dc.date.available2025-01-21T00:06:34Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractGestures 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. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
dc.description.funderDiego Portales University
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.neulet.2010.01.009
dc.identifier.eissn1872-7972
dc.identifier.issn0304-3940
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.neulet.2010.01.009
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/95594
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000275359900011
dc.issue.numero1
dc.language.isoen
dc.pagina.final52
dc.pagina.inicio48
dc.revistaNeuroscience letters
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectERP
dc.subjectN400
dc.subjectLPC
dc.subjectGesture
dc.subjectMetaphor
dc.subjectContextual modulation
dc.subjectSecond language
dc.titleGesture influences the processing of figurative language in non-native speakers: ERP evidence
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen471
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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