Perceptual representations in L1 and L2 spatial and abstract language processing: applying an innovative sentence-diagram verification paradigm

IntroductionPerceptual representations in language comprehension were examined using sentence-picture verification tasks. However, concerns have been raised regarding the suitability of concrete pictures for representing abstract concepts compared to image-schematic diagrams. To assess the perceptua...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Main Authors:	Menghan Wang, Helen Zhao
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-10-01
Subjects:	perceptual representations bilingual processing mental imagery schematic diagrams semantic abstractness
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2024.1425576/full