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dc.contributor.authorFyndanis, Valantis
dc.contributor.authorCameron, Sarah
dc.contributor.authorHansen, Pernille
dc.contributor.authorNorvik, Monica I.
dc.contributor.authorSimonsen, Hanne Gram
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-07T08:12:56Z
dc.date.available2022-12-07T08:12:56Z
dc.date.created2022-11-30T07:34:39Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.identifier.issn1366-7289
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/3036241
dc.description.abstractTo date, the evidence regarding the effect of bilingualism/multilingualism on short-term memory (STM) and working memory (WM) capacity is inconclusive. This study investigates whether multilingualism has a positive effect on the verbal STM and WM capacity of neuro typical middle-aged and older individuals. Eighty-two L1-Norwegian sequential bilingual/ multilingual academics were tested with tasks measuring verbal STM/WM capacity. Degree of bilingualism/multilingualism for each participant was estimated based on a comprehensive questionnaire. Different measures of bilingualism/multilingualism were used. Data on potentially influencing non-linguistic factors were also collected. Correlation and regression analyses showed that multilingualism impacts both verbal STM and verbal WM. All analyses showed that number of known foreign languages was the strongest predictor of verbal STM and WM capacity. The results are discussed considering recent studies on the impact of bilingualism on STM/WM and on recent proposals regarding the mechanism underlying so-called bilingual advantage.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsNavngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no*
dc.subjectbilingualismen_US
dc.subjectmultilingualismen_US
dc.subjectverbal working memoryen_US
dc.subjectverbal short-term memoryen_US
dc.titleMultilingualism and verbal short-term/working memory: Evidence from academics.en_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.subject.nsiVDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200en_US
dc.source.journalBilingualism: Language and Cognitionen_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1017/S1366728922000621
dc.identifier.cristin2084891
dc.relation.projectNorges forskningsråd: 223265en_US
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