Tovar, Andrea
(2022)
Can sentence generation eliminate the translation-ambiguity disadvantage?
Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh.
(Unpublished)
Abstract
When learning a new language, a challenge that individuals face is learning translation-ambiguous words, or words that have more than one translation. An example of this is the Dutch word jas, which has two English translations (coat and jacket). Prior research has found that translation-ambiguous words are processed more slowly, and less accurately than translation-unambiguous words (i.e., words with a single translation). This processing difficulty has been labeled as the translation-ambiguity disadvantage. The present study attempts to diminish the translation-ambiguity disadvantage by using sentence generation through a multi-session training paradigm; sentence generation was compared to a yoked control condition in which participants read sentences that were generated by the generation condition. Participants were tested using a translation recognition task. I present results from 44 participants and review the implications of the study in relation to the revised Distributed Conceptual Model (Laxén, & Lavaur, 2010), the Two Factor Model (Hirshman & Bjork, 1988), and The Levels of Processing Framework (Craik & Tulving, 1975).
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University of Pittsburgh ETD
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| Status: |
Unpublished |
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| Date: |
30 April 2022 |
| Date Type: |
Publication |
| Defense Date: |
4 April 2022 |
| Approval Date: |
25 October 2024 |
| Submission Date: |
8 April 2022 |
| Access Restriction: |
No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately. |
| Number of Pages: |
44 |
| Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
| Schools and Programs: |
Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences > Psychology |
| Degree: |
MS - Master of Science |
| Thesis Type: |
Master's Thesis |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: |
learning; deep learning; L2 learning; generation; translation-ambiguity; translation-ambiguity disadvantage; ambiguity |
| Date Deposited: |
25 Oct 2024 19:12 |
| Last Modified: |
28 Oct 2024 12:14 |
| URI: |
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/42544 |
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