The effect of emotional valence on concrete and abstract words in L2 lexical processing among Chinese–English learners
Emotional valence exerts functionally different effects on L2 concrete/abstract word processing-concrete words benefit more from emotional facilitation via sensorimotor connections, while abstract words rely on emotional information to compensate for limited sensorimotor grounding.
Authors
- Z. Zhang
- Ying Zhang
Institutions
- Yanshan University (CN)
- Qinhuangdao Science and Technology Bureau (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychology
- Published
- 2026-02-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1766572
- Primary Topic
- Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00