Internal languages of retrieval: The bilingual encoding of memories for the personal past (original) (raw)

This research examines how bilingual individuals encode and retrieve autobiographical memories in two languages. It critiques traditional models of bilingual memory that focus on individual word mapping to conceptual stores, proposing instead that personal memories are complex narratives influenced by linguistic encoding. The study presents empirical findings on the internal language used during memory recall, revealing significant differences in the way memories are experienced depending on whether they are accessed in the original language or translated across languages.