Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Semester of Degree Completion
1998
Thesis Director
Norman S. Greer
Abstract
The current study investigates whether interference among languages is related to the number of languages learned. The hypothesis being examined is: The more languages one speaks, the more interference one experiences among the languages. This hypothesis was tested on 44 subjects who participated in the Stroop color-word test. The subjects consisted of 15 monolinguals, 14 bilinguals, and 15 multilinguals. The results suggest that the number of languages one speaks fluently has no effect on that person's response speed. The data suggest that fluency is the key to quickness in the Stroop test. In addition, female subjects responded significantly more quickly than male. Therefore, gender may also be a main factor in one's performance in the Stroop test.
Recommended Citation
Ng, Shelly, "Multilingualism & Interference: The More Languages We Speak, the More Interference We Experience?" (1998). Masters Theses. 1771.
https://thekeep.eiu.edu/theses/1771
