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This study aims to explore how valence and modality influence emotional word recognition in bilinguals and how it differs between first and second languages.

August 11, 2026International Journal of Bilingualism

Differential Responses for Emotional Visual and Auditory Word Recognition in First vs. Second Language

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LSLeticia Sarli PBP. Barttfeld NJN. Justel

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Randomized trial shows differential emotional word recognition in bilinguals, indicating implications for language processing and education.

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This study aims to explore how valence and modality influence emotional word recognition in bilinguals and how it differs between first and second languages.
Two lexical decision tasks were conducted: visual task (Study 1) with 80 participants and auditory task (Study 2) with 40 participants.
Participants were unbalanced Spanish-English bilinguals living in an L1-majority country.
Data analysis included repeated-measure ANOVAs with Bonferroni-corrected post hoc tests.
Positive words were recognized more accurately and quickly, indicating a positivity advantage.
L1 groups demonstrated better discrimination and fewer false alarms compared to L2, showing more efficient processing.
Modality effects showed L1 participants performed faster on visual tasks, while L2 participants were more sensitive to auditory emotional words.

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Sarli et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7ace273401087f2249deec https://doi.org/10.1177/13670069261464296

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August 11, 2026International Journal of Bilingualism

Differential Responses for Emotional Visual and Auditory Word Recognition in First vs. Second Language

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Authors

LSLeticia Sarli PBP. Barttfeld NJN. Justel

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Randomized trial shows differential emotional word recognition in bilinguals, indicating implications for language processing and education.

Key Points

This study aims to explore how valence and modality influence emotional word recognition in bilinguals and how it differs between first and second languages.
Two lexical decision tasks were conducted: visual task (Study 1) with 80 participants and auditory task (Study 2) with 40 participants.
Participants were unbalanced Spanish-English bilinguals living in an L1-majority country.
Data analysis included repeated-measure ANOVAs with Bonferroni-corrected post hoc tests.
Positive words were recognized more accurately and quickly, indicating a positivity advantage.
L1 groups demonstrated better discrimination and fewer false alarms compared to L2, showing more efficient processing.
Modality effects showed L1 participants performed faster on visual tasks, while L2 participants were more sensitive to auditory emotional words.

Cite This Study

Sarli et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7ace273401087f2249deec https://doi.org/10.1177/13670069261464296

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