Qualitative differences between bilingual language control and executive control: evidence from task switching

Qualitative differences between bilingual language control and executive control: evidence from task switching

Previous research has shown that highly-proficient bilinguals have comparable switch costs in both directions when they switch between languages (L1 and L2), the so called ‘symmetrical switch cost’ effect. Interestingly, the same symmetry is also present when they switch between L1 and a much weaker...

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Main Authors: Marco eCalabria, Mireia eHernandez, Francesca Martina Branzi, Albert eCosta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
bilingualism
executive control
language control
task switching
language switching
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2011.00399/full

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