The Effects of Diglossia on Cognitive Ability

Keyi Liu; Luyao Zhu

doi:10.2991/assehr.k.220504.039

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The Effects of Diglossia on Cognitive Ability

Taking Cantonese-Mandarin Speakers as an Example

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Keyi Liu¹^{, †}, Luyao Zhu²^{, *}^{, †}

¹School of Humanities and Communication, Zhejiang University of Finance & Economics, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310018, China

²School of Asia, Beijing Foreign Studies University, Beijing 100089, China

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These authors contributed equally.

^*Corresponding author. Email: zhuluyao@bfsu.edu.cn

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Luyao Zhu

Available Online 1 June 2022.

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Keywords: Diglossia; Cognition; Mandarin; Cantonese
Abstract: There are many dialects in China. With the popularization of Mandarin, it is common to see more and more people in China can speak both Mandarin and other dialects. The linguistic relativity hypothesis holds that language affects cognitive processes. Through literature review, this article analyzes the effects of diglossia on lower-order cognition (including immediate memory, identification, and classification) and higher-order cognition (including autobiographical memory, implicit memory, language, reasoning, and decision making) in the case of Cantonese-Mandarin diglossia speakers. The results showed that Cantonese-Mandarin diglossia speakers have an advantage over Mandarin monolingual speakers in the above-mentioned cognitive abilities, except language cognition. However, there is still a gap in the effects of diglossia on other cognitive processes as well as on the scientific mechanism behind and future research may continue to explore to fill the gap.
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Volume Title: Proceedings of the 2022 8th International Conference on Humanities and Social Science Research (ICHSSR 2022)
Series: Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date: 1 June 2022
ISBN: 10.2991/assehr.k.220504.039
ISSN: 2352-5398
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