An EEG experiment was design to test the influence of level of proficiency on processing of emotion content between languages in a sample of Spanish-English bilinguals divided by proficiency levels between two groups of bilinguals, one group of balanced (n=23) and another of unbalanced bilinguals (n=26). The participants rated words in three categories (negative, neutral, and positive) in terms of emotional valence in English and Spanish while EEG was recorded. Event-related potentials were calculated for two components related to emotion processing: the early posterior negativity (EPN) and the late positive complex LPC. 2 (Bilingual group) x 2 (language) x 3 (valence) x 3 (electrode) analyses were conducted on each component, separately for latency and amplitude. The results for the EPN latency indicated a marginally significant valence effect, with emotion words presenting shorter latencies than neutral words across conditions indicating a processing advantage of emotion content in both languages. The EPN amplitude also reflected the effect of valence, with larger amplitudes both emotion categories than for neutral words. The overall EPN amplitude was larger in Spanish than in English for both bilingual groups across valence categories. The LPC latency was longer in English than in Spanish for both bilingual groups, possibly related to Spanish being identified as native language in most of the sample. The LPC amplitude was larger for negative than for emotion than for neutral words for both groups in English and in Spanish for the Balanced group. The Unbalanced group, however, presented larger for positive than for neutral, and for neutral than for negative words. These results suggest that the Balanced and Unbalanced groups process emotion content similarly in English, but differently in Spanish. The Valence effects were consistent across languages for the Balanced group, but not for the Unbalanced group which might reflect an attenuation of the valence effect for negative words in Spanish for this group, and could indicate weaker emotional reactivity to negative words in the less proficient language. / Includes bibliography. / Dissertation (Ph.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2018. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection

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Thesis (M.A.)--Ball State University, 2009. / Title from PDF t.p. (viewed on Nov. 30, 2009). Includes bibliographical references (p. 25-29).

There is a dearth in the literature examining the relationship between emotion and indirect language interpretation. The present research examined the influence of mood, using Forgas’ (1995) affect infusion model (AIM), on the interpretation of indirect meaning (Holtgraves, 1998). Following a mood induction task, participants engaged in a computerized language task (Holtgraves, 2000). Following the AIM, it was predicted that as reply-type became more complex and ambiguous, mood would have a greater influence on the interpretation of the reply-type as positive or negative. The results of the study did not follow from the predictions and the reasons for this are discussed. / Department of Psychological Science

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, San Diego, 2008. / Title from first page of PDF file (viewed December 11, 2008). Available via ProQuest Digital Dissertations. Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Dissertation (Ph.D.)--The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2008. / Title from PDF t.p. (viewed Aug. 29, 2009). Directed by Elizabeth Chiseri-Strater; submitted to the Dept. of English. Includes bibliographical references (p. 132-140).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2009. / Title from PDF title page (University of Texas Digital Repository, viewed on Sept. 9, 2009). Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.A.)--Eastern Illinois University, 2010. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 94-100).

"The purpose of this paper is to formulate conclusions which have been reached as of the present time regarding the nature of language, particularly from the standpoint of its practical application to the purposes of social interaction. That there are many possible interpretations of the nature of language is quite obvious. The interpretation here presented is only one of many possible interpretations. Furthermore, consideration of the nature of language in any respect whatsoever has broad possibilities. As a matter of fact, many points which could not be explored within current limitations came to light during the study. These possibilities will be explored as the future permits. This paper, therefore, represents only a beginning. It is exploratory rather than conclusive"--Introduction. / Typescript. / "Aug. 19, 1949." / "Submitted to the Graduate Council of Florida State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science under Plan II." / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 226-231).

Ming Lui. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 44-53). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Introduction --- p.6-22 / Method --- p.23-30 / Results --- p.31-34 / Discussion --- p.35-42 / References --- p.43-51 / Tables --- p.52-55 / Figure Caption --- p.56 / Figures --- p.57-62