Cognition and bilingual speech: Psycholinguistic aspects of language production, processing, and inhibitory control : Psycholinguistic aspects of language production, processing, and inhibitory control

John Schwieter

ISBN 10: 3838332296 / ISBN 13: 9783838332291

Published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2010

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Gebraucht - Sehr gut sg - ungelesenes mängelexemplar, gestempelt, mit leichten lagerspuren - This book investigates bilingual speech production and the underlying cognitive processes that facilitate target language selection, lexical access, and inhibitory control of cross-linguistic interference. In particular, it examines whether or not certain factors representing L2 proficiency such as linguistic background/bilingual type, age of acquisition, and verbal fluency modulate these processes. An exploratory study is presented in which language learners and heritage speakers participated in a variety of experimental tasks. A significant effect was found for L2 verbal fluency to the degree that less fluent bilinguals relied upon different cognitive mechanisms than their more fluent counterparts. The Selection by Proficiency Model is presented which illustrates the critical role of L2 verbal fluency on language selection, lexical access, and inhibitory control. This book discusses subsequent studies which have provided extensions to the model, particularly regarding the robustness of the L2 lexicon in order to formulate suggestions for future research.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Cognition and bilingual speech: Psycholinguistic aspects of language production, processing, and inhibitory control : Psycholinguistic aspects of language production, processing, and inhibitory control
• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3838332296
• ISBN 13: 9783838332291
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Sehr gut
• Dimensions: 220W x 150H x 11D millimeters 220 millimeters width by 150 millimeters height by 11 millimeters depth
• Weight: 292 grams

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This book investigates bilingual speech production and the underlying cognitive processes that facilitate target language selection, lexical access, and inhibitory control of cross-linguistic interference. In particular, it examines whether or not certain factors representing L2 proficiency such as linguistic background/bilingual type, age of acquisition, and verbal fluency modulate these processes. An exploratory study is presented in which language learners and heritage speakers participated in a variety of experimental tasks. A significant effect was found for L2 verbal fluency to the degree that less fluent bilinguals relied upon different cognitive mechanisms than their more fluent counterparts. The Selection by Proficiency Model is presented which illustrates the critical role of L2 verbal fluency on language selection, lexical access, and inhibitory control. This book discusses subsequent studies which have provided extensions to the model, particularly regarding the robustness of the L2 lexicon in order to formulate suggestions for future research.