A recent study by Keysar, Hayakawa, and An (2012) suggests that “thinking in a foreign
language” may reduce decision biases because a foreign language provides a greater …

This chapter will review recent studies measuring physiological aspects of bilinguals'
emotional response to stimuli presented in speakers' first and second language. We also …

Should you sacrifice one man to save five? Whatever your answer, it should not depend on
whether you were asked the question in your native language or a foreign tongue so long as …

If languages influence the way we think, do bilinguals think differently in their respective
languages? And if languages do not affect thought, why do bilinguals often perceive such …

In this article, we assess to what extent decision making is affected by the language in which
a given problem is presented (native vs. foreign). In particular, we aim to ask whether the …

Swearing produces effects that are not observed with other forms of language use. Thus,
swearing is powerful. It generates a range of distinctive outcomes: physiological, cognitive …

This chapter addresses ultimate attainment in second language acquisition through the lens
of affectivity. The study claims an important role for affective dimensions in this context, thus …

Do bi-and multilinguals sometimes feel like different people when speaking different
languages? Are they perceived as different people by their interlocutors? Do they behave …

The purpose of this paper is to draw on recent studies of bilingualism and emotions to argue
for three types of modifications to the current models of the bilingual lexicon. The first …

The present paper considers the perceived emotional weight of the phrase I love you in
multilinguals' different languages. The sample consists of 1459 adult multilinguals speaking …