The Asymmetric Effect of Bilingualism and Diglossia on Picture Naming and Picture Classification
双语和双言对图片命名和分类的不对称影响

The language representation of bilinguals and monolinguals is an essential issue in cognitive psychology. Much research has examined the bilinguals by fulfilling picture naming tasks and picture classification tasks. Results showed that bilingualism affects picture naming but not picture classification. Two theories were put forward to explain this phenomenon. The theory of cross-language interference assumes that mental representations of the two languages (first and second languages) have the same semanti...