Many bilinguals speak both languages proficiently and habitually; however, the contexts in which the languages are used can vary. The present study examined the effects of context variation on emotions, comparing a national language used everywhere to a regional language spoken only among family and friends. We found a higher sensitivity to disgust (Experiment 1), a greater enjoyment of humor (Experiment 2) and stronger emotions in response to endearments, reprimands and insults (Experiment 3) with the regional language. The regional language induced stronger emotional responses, even though it was used less frequently than the national language. The effects of the regional language varied depending on the frequency of its use. We propose that these effects on emotions reflect the different opportunities to use the language among family and friends, contexts critical for the acquisition and regulation of emotions and in which emotions are expressed quite vividly.

中文翻译：

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对家人和朋友使用的语言有更多的感觉


许多双语者能熟练地和习惯地说两种语言;但是，使用这些语言的上下文可能会有所不同。本研究考察了环境变化对情绪的影响，将随处使用的国家语言与仅在家人和朋友之间使用的区域语言进行了比较。我们发现，对于区域语言，对厌恶的敏感性更高（实验 1），对幽默的享受更大（实验 2）和对爱、训斥和侮辱（实验 3）的情绪更强烈。地方语言引起了更强烈的情绪反应，尽管它的使用频率低于国家语言。区域语言的效果因使用频率而异。我们建议这些对情绪的影响反映了家人和朋友之间使用语言的不同机会，这些环境对于情绪的获取和调节至关重要，并且情绪在其中得到了非常生动的表达。