How the Size of Our Social Network Influences Our Semantic Skills

@article{LevAri2016HowTS,
  title={How the Size of Our Social Network Influences Our Semantic Skills},
  author={Shiri Lev-Ari},
  journal={Cognitive science},
  year={2016},
  volume={40 8},
  pages={
          2050-2064
        }
}
  • Shiri Lev-Ari
  • Published 1 November 2016
  • Computer Science
  • Cognitive science
People differ in the size of their social network, and thus in the properties of the linguistic input they receive. This article examines whether differences in social network size influence individuals' linguistic skills in their native language, focusing on global comprehension of evaluative language. Study 1 exploits the natural variation in social network size and shows that individuals with larger social networks are better at understanding the valence of restaurant reviews. Study 2… 
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