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2020 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

1. Introduction and Overview

Author : Stefan Nothelfer

Published in: Behavior in Foreign Languages

Publisher: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden

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Abstract

Working and interacting in foreign languages is widespread. While the relationship between language and behavior has been discussed for many years, empirical evidence for behavioral effects of foreign language use is surprisingly scarce. This work disentangles possible effects of foreign language use and culture and contributes to the experimental evidence of language-related effects. Findings from an international series of laboratory studies, conducted to investigate language-related effects on creativity and cooperation, are presented and discussed. Insights are drawn from a cross-country dataset with pairings between three languages.

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Title: Introduction and Overview
Author: Stefan Nothelfer
Publisher: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden
Book: Behavior in Foreign Languages
Print ISBN: 978-3-658-31852-9

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-658-31853-6

Copyright Year: 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-31853-6_1