October 3, 2025Cognitive ScienceOpen Access

Between Two Grammatical Gender Systems: Exploring the Impact of Grammatical Gender on Memory Recall in Ukrainian−Russian Simultaneous Bilinguals

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Bilinguals recalled names more accurately when grammatical gender matched biological sex, indicating stronger memory associations.
English monolinguals showed no difference in recall based on grammatical gender, implying distinct influences in bilingual contexts.
In mismatched grammatical gender scenarios, the expected influence of language proficiency on recall was not evident, highlighting complexity in bilingual memory.
Findings suggest that grammatical information from both languages interconnects, enhancing memory for bilingual speakers.

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This analysis finds that grammatical gender enhances memory recall in bilinguals, suggesting complex language interactions.

Osypenko et al. (2025) studied this question.

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