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Presentation title: A Different Me in Every Tongue: How Language Shapes Our Feelings and Morality

Presented by: Weronika Janus

Main Question
Do multilinguals think and feel differently depending on the language they use?

Study 1: Multilinguals’ Perceptions of Feeling Different When Switching Languages


Authors: Dewaele & Nakano (2013)

Aim: Explore how multilinguals perceive emotional and personality changes across languages.

Method: Online questionnaire with 106 multilingual adults; Likert scales and open-ended
questions.

Key Findings:

 - Participants felt more emotional and authentic in their first language (L1).
 - Later-acquired languages (L2, L3, L4) were described as more 'fake' or less emotional.

- The strongest emotional connection was typically with L1.

Conclusion: Language shapes self-perception and emotional identity.

Study 2: Thinking More or Feeling Less? Explaining the Foreign-Language Effect on


Moral Judgment
Authors: Hayakawa et al. (2017)

Aim: To determine if using a foreign language changes moral decision-making, and why.

Method: 6 experiments with ~200 bilingual participants each; moral dilemmas presented in L1
vs. L2.

Key Findings:

 - Participants using L2 were more likely to make utilitarian choices.


 - This effect was due to lower emotional engagement, not better reasoning.

Conclusion: Emotional dampening in L2 affects moral reasoning.

Conclusion
Both studies support the idea that language affects how multilinguals think and feel.

 - Study 1: Language influences self-perception and emotional authenticity.


 - Study 2: Language affects moral decisions by reducing emotional intensity in L2.

References: D

Dewaele, J.-M., & Nakano, S. (2013). Multilinguals’ perceptions of feeling different when switching languages. Journal of Multilingual
and Multicultural Development, 34(2), 107–120. https://doi.org/10.1080/01434632.2012.712133 Hayakawa, S.,
Tannenbaum, D., Costa, A., Corey, J. D., & Keysar, B. (2017). Thinking more or feeling less? Explaining the foreign-language effect on
moral judgment. Psychological Science, 28(10), 1387–1397. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797617720944
waele, J. M., & Nakano, S. (2012). Multilinguals’ perceptions

Read the statements below and mark them as True (T) or False (F).

1. Self-perceived language proficiency was a key predictor of feeling authentic in a language.


2. The foreign-language effect on moral judgment is explained by increased logical
reasoning.
3. Using a foreign language can sometimes reduce emotional resistance to morally difficult
decisions.
4. Both studies emphasize that language affects more than just grammar or vocabulary — it
shapes thinking and feeling.
5. The foreign-language effect suggests people think less clearly when using their second
language.
6. First study used both quantitative and qualitative data in their study.
7. Multilinguals may associate different languages with different parts of their identity or
culture.

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