Cross-language interactions during bilingual sentence processing

Dussias, Paola E.; Dietrich, Amelia J.; Villegas, Alvaro

doi:10.1017/cbo9781107447257.016

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“…Increases in theta activity were found for switches into the weaker language as compared to switches into the L1 for high-inhibitory control bilinguals. Overall, our results fit with the large literature on language co-activation in bilinguals and the ubiquitous finding that a bilingual's two languages interact at the lexical and sentence levels (for reviews, see Dussias, Dietrich, & Villegas, 2015;Van Hell & Tanner, 2012). However, the extent of this co-activation depends on the bilingual's relative proficiency in the two languages.…”

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confidence: 87%

Switching direction affects switching costs: Behavioral, ERP and time-frequency analyses of intra-sentential codeswitching

2017

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Bilinguals have the unique ability to produce utterances that switch between languages. Most language switching research has focused on isolated, unrelated items, which emphasizes separation of the languages. Fewer studies examined the cognitive and neural mechanisms of switching languages in natural discourse. The present study examined the effect of codeswitching direction on the comprehension of intra-sentential codeswitching in Spanish-English bilinguals, using self-paced reading behavioral measurements (Experiment 1) and electroencephalography (EEG) measurements (Experiment 2), analyzed via both event-related potentials (ERPs) and time-frequency analysis (TFR). Reading times showed a significant switching cost for codeswitched sentences in both codeswitching directions, though switching costs were somewhat higher into the dominant language than into the weaker language. ERPs showed that codeswitched as compared to non-switched words elicited a late positivity, but only when switching from the dominant into the weaker language, not in the reverse direction. TFRs showed complementary and converging results: switches into the weaker language resulted in a power decrease in lower beta band while switches into the dominant language resulted in a power increase in theta band. These multi-method findings provide novel insights into neurocognitive resources engaged in the comprehension of intra-sentential codeswitches related to sentence-level restructuring processes to activate and access the weaker language.

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confidence: 87%

Switching direction affects switching costs: Behavioral, ERP and time-frequency analyses of intra-sentential codeswitching

2017

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“…For example, studies comparing the processing of displaced elements known as "gaps" (e.g., "Who i are you talking to e i ") between native speakers of languages with and without overt wh-movement have found remarkably similar reading patterns, even if comprehenders' untimed judgments differ (Juffs, 2016;Juffs & Harrington, 1995, 1996Marinis, Roberts, Felser, & Clahsen, 2005;Pliatsikas & Marinis, 2013;Williams, Möbius, & Kim, 2001). Similarly, findings on attachment ambiguities, which initially supported L1 influence, now suggest that L2 attachment preferences are more strongly driven by lexico-semantic variables (Felser, Roberts, Marinis, & Gross, 2003;Papadopoulou & Clahsen, 2003) as well as L2 proficiency and immersion experience (Dussias, 2001; see Dussias et al, 2015). Finally, accruing evidence on the resolution of anaphoric dependencies shows similar L2 reading profiles in speakers of different L1 backgrounds, despite evidence of L1 influence in untimed judgments (Felser & Cunnings, 2012;Roberts, Gullberg, & Indefrey, 2008).…”

Section: Sentence Processingmentioning

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“…We describe ERP (event-related-potential) studies on agreement to show the methodological problems that arise when trying to find evidence of L1 influence. Our goal is not to criticize agreement research, which is comparable to research on other phenomena such as filler-gap dependencies, attachment ambiguities, verb subcategorization or garden-paths (for reviews see Dussias, Dietrich, & Villegas, 2015;Frenck-Mestre, 2005;Roberts, 2013;van Hell & Tokowicz, 2010). Rather, agreement research is useful because it is prolific and it serves to highlight methodological limitations that apply to research on other phenomena.…”

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The Role of Crosslinguistic Influence in Multilingual Processing: Lexicon Versus Syntax

Lago

Mosca²,

Garcia³

2020

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Multilingual research could offer a unique perspective on how the languages already acquired by a person affect the online processing of a new language. But it is currently difficult to assess this issue because theoretical accounts of multilingualism have focused on acquisition rather than processing and most empirical research to date has gathered untimed (offline) evidence. To help bridge this gap, we formulate hypotheses that can help derive processing predictions from existing accounts of multilingualism. But crucially, and based on previous findings in second language processing, we identify ways in which assumptions about crosslinguistic influence may need to be revised to allow the separate treatment of lexical and syntactic processing, and to consider the role of variables such as language dominance and proficiency. In our view, the question of what's special about multilingualism is worth studying, but more research is needed before we can begin answering it.

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“…Possibly partly due to the issues raised above, and low statistical power (Cohen, 1962(Cohen, , 1988Brysbaert, 2020), inconsistent findings also occur in L2 research. Some examples include the role of crosslinguistic influence in syntactic processing (Dussias, Dietrich & Villegas, 2015;Lago, Mosca & Stutter Garcia, 2020), the existence of a bilingual advantage in attentional systems (Bialystok, 2017;Paap, Anders-Jefferson, Mason, Alvarado & Zimiga, 2018), and the role of morphological decomposition in inflected vs. derived forms during word recognition in native vs. non-native speakers (Clahsen & Veríssimo, 2016;Feldman & Kroll, 2019). Next, we discuss how a non-peer reviewed preregistration can be implemented to improve L2 research.…”

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The benefits of preregistration for hypothesis-driven bilingualism research

2021

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Preregistration is an open science practice that requires the specification of research hypotheses and analysis plans before the data are inspected. Here, we discuss the benefits of preregistration for hypothesis-driven, confirmatory bilingualism research. Using examples from psycholinguistics and bilingualism, we illustrate how non-peer reviewed preregistrations can serve to implement a clean distinction between hypothesis testing and data exploration. This distinction helps researchers avoid casting post-hoc hypotheses and analyses as confirmatory ones. We argue that, in keeping with current best practices in the experimental sciences, preregistration, along with sharing data and code, should be an integral part of hypothesis-driven bilingualism research.

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Cross-language interactions during bilingual sentence processing

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Switching direction affects switching costs: Behavioral, ERP and time-frequency analyses of intra-sentential codeswitching

Switching direction affects switching costs: Behavioral, ERP and time-frequency analyses of intra-sentential codeswitching

The Role of Crosslinguistic Influence in Multilingual Processing: Lexicon Versus Syntax

The benefits of preregistration for hypothesis-driven bilingualism research

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