Is personality modulated by language?

G. Marina Veltkamp ^[1] ; Guillermo Recio ^[2] ; Arthur M. Jacobs ^[3] ; Markus Conrad ^[3]
1. [1] University of Kaiserslautern
  
  University of Kaiserslautern
  
  Kreisfreie Stadt Kaiserslautern, Alemania
2. [2] Humboldt University of Berlin
  
  Humboldt University of Berlin
  
  Berlin, Stadt, Alemania
3. [3] Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
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Localización: International Journal of Bilingualism: interdisciplinary studies of multilingual behaviour, ISSN 1367-0069, Vol. 17, Nº. 4, 2013, págs. 496-504
Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
- We administered German and Spanish versions of the Neuroticism Extraversion Openness–Five-Factor Inventory personality inventory to two groups of late bilinguals (second-language learners) of these two languages. Regardless of individuals’ first language, both groups scored higher on Extraversion and Neuroticism when Spanish was the test language. In turn, scores on Agreeability were higher when German was used as the test language. The results are interpreted as evidence for cultural frame shifts consistent with cultural norms associated with the presently used language. Beyond the acquisition of linguistic skills, learning a second language seems to provide individuals with a new range of perceiving and displaying their own personality.