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Grammatical Gender Influence on Object Perception in Bilingual Speakers |
Jissel Anaya |
There is much research suggesting that the way in which an individual thinks is influenced by the language the individual speaks. Some languages, like French, Spanish, and German, make use of grammatical gender to organize nouns, verbs, adjectives, pronouns, and articles, in contrast to English, in which these words are gender neutral. The use of grammatical gender has been found to have a major effect on perception in both adults and children. Studies have also found differences in noun descriptions when grammatical gender in one language is not in accordance with another. However, there is a lack of research on how bilingualism can affect the way a person thinks of inanimate objects such as the moon. The present study will examine how bilingualism affects children’s gender personification of inanimate objects. |