New paper: How are words felt in a second language?

Victor Kuperman and Reading Lab alumni Constance Imbault & Amy Beth Warriner published a paper in collaboration with Debra Titone (McGill University) on how L2 speakers of English perceive English words differently. They conducted a large-scale rating study to measure how non-native readers of English respond to the valence (i.e., positive or negative) and arousal (i.e., exciting or calm) of 2,628 English words. Read it here: How are words felt in a second language: Norms for 2,628 English words for valence and arousal by L2 speakers.