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Abstract

Research shows that speakers of different languages may differ in their cognitive and perceptual processing of reality. A common denominator of this line of investigation is its reliance on the sensory domain of vision. The aim of the present study is to extend the scope to a new sense—taste. Using as a starting point crosslinguistic differences in the category boundaries of edible bulbs, we examined whether monolingual speakers of English and bilingual speakers of Norwegian and English were influenced by language-specific categories during tasting. The results showed no evidence of such effects, not even for the Norwegian participants in an entirely Norwegian context. This suggests that crosslinguistic differences in visual perception do not readily generalise to the domain of taste. The findings are discussed in terms of predictive processing, with particular reference to trigeminal stimulation (a central tasting component) and the interplay between chemosensory signals and top-down linguistic modulation.

Publication Type:	Article
Additional Information:	This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Bylund, E., Samuel, S. & Athanasopoulos, P. (2023). Crosslinguistic differences in food labels do not yield differences in taste perception. Language Learning: a journal of research in language studies, which will be published in final form at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/14679922. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. This article may not be enhanced, enriched or otherwise transformed into a derivative work, without express permission from Wiley or by statutory rights under applicable legislation. Copyright notices must not be removed, obscured or modified. The article must be linked to Wiley’s version of record on Wiley Online Library and any embedding, framing or otherwise making available the article or pages thereof by third parties from platforms, services and websites other than Wiley Online Library must be prohibited.
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics
Departments:	School of Health & Psychological Sciences > Psychology

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