Language experience modulates bilingual language control: The effect of proficiency, age of acquisition, and exposure on language switching

Bonfieni, Michela; Branigan, Holly P.; Pickering, Martin J.; Sorace, Antonella

doi:10.1016/j.actpsy.2018.11.004

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“…A growing body of evidence does show specificity of adaptations to individual bilingual experiences both from a cross-sectional (Beatty-Martínez et al, 2019;Bonfieni, Branigan, Pickering, & Sorace, 2019;DeLuca, Rothman, Bialystok, & Pliatsikas, 2019Gullifer et al, 2018;Luo et al, 2019;Mamiya et al, 2016;Nichols & Joanisse, 2016;Ooi, Goh, Sorace, & Bak, 2018;Pliatsikas, DeLuca, Moschopoulou, & Saddy, 2017;Rossi, Cheng, Kroll, Diaz, & Newman, 2017;Sulpizio, Del Maschio, Del Mauro, Fedeli, & Abutalebi, 2020;Thomas-Sunesson, Hakuta, & Bialystok, 2018;Yamasaki, Stocco, & Prat, 2018) and longitudinal perspective (DeLuca, Rothman, & Pliatsikas, 2018;Grant, Fang, & Li, 2015;Hervais-Adelman, Moser-Mercer, & Golestani, 2015;Hofstetter, Friedmann, & Assaf, 2016;Hosoda, Tanaka, Nariai, Honda, & Hanakawa, 2013;Legault, Fang, Lan, & Li, 2019;Mårtensson et al, 2012;Mohades et al, 2015;Schlegel, Rudelson, & Tse, 2012). Findings between studies here are more consistent.…”

Section: Where the Field Stands: Neurocognitive Adaptation To Bilingumentioning

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Understanding bilingual brain function and structure changes? U bet! A unified bilingual experience trajectory model

DeLuca

Segaert

Mazaheri

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Journal of Neurolinguistics

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A growing body of research shows that the brain adapts functionally and structurally to specific bilingual experiences. These brain adaptations seem related to modulations in cognitive processes (specifically the executive functions). However, the trajectory of these adaptations is varied and seems at least partially dependent on different aspects of language exposure and use. Here we provide a review of the existing theoretical models covering bilingualism-induced neuroplasticity. Moreover, we propose a unifying framework (Unifying the Bilingual Experience Trajectories, UBET) to more comprehensively map the relationship between the various neurocognitive adaptations and different aspects of bilingual experience trajectories, focusing on intensity and diversity of language use, language switching, relative proficiency, and duration of bilingual experience. Crucially, we also outline predictions regarding both relationships between different bilingual experience factors and relationships between the measurable neurocognitive adaptations. Our framework offers a theoretical backdrop and clear testable predictions for future largescale empirical studies on individual differences in bilingual trajectories and their effects on neurocognitive adaptations.

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Section: Where the Field Stands: Neurocognitive Adaptation To Bilingumentioning

confidence: 54%

Understanding bilingual brain function and structure changes? U bet! A unified bilingual experience trajectory model

DeLuca

Segaert

Mazaheri

et al. 2020

Journal of Neurolinguistics

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“…The current study tested a group of late unbalanced bilinguals on their performance on a version of ANT and a translation task with a set of L2 words with a wide range of corpus frequency. Most importantly, relative increase in L2 vocabulary proficiency reduced the conflict cost in ANT performance in a within-group study, which makes a substantial contribution to the research in bilingualism effect on the cognitive control functions in young adult unbalanced late bilinguals (Tao et al, 2011;Singh and Mishra, 2013;Poarch et al, 2014;Singh et al, 2015;Vega-Mendoza et al, 2015;Mishra et al, 2018;Xie, 2018;Bonfieni et al, 2019).…”

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Conflict Resolution Ability in Late Bilinguals Improves With Increased Second-Language Proficiency: ANT Evidence

Novitskiy

Shtyrov

Myachykov³

2019

Front. Psychol.

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Experimental data supporting the claim that bilingual speakers have superior cognitive control abilities are often questioned with respect to certain methodological limitations. One such limitation is the use of between-group design, potentially confounding bilingual status with other factors (e.g., socioeconomic status). Here, we used a homogeneous sample of 57 young adult Russian-English late unbalanced bilinguals who were administrated Attention Network Task (ANT) together with an L2 proficiency task. We tested the correlation of L2 vocabulary performance with conflict and alertness measures and overall reaction times in ANT performance. Overall, participants demonstrated better conflict resolution with the increase in their second language competence, with 8% of variance in conflict resolution explained by L2 proficiency. Our results support the notion of regular correspondence between bilingualism and cognitive control.

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“…This study shows a selective simplification of the original system with inappropriate extension of the explicit form, in parallel with evidence from L2 speakers of such languages. Research on adult and child bilingual speakers of two null-subject languages of the same type found the same over-extension of the overt pronoun (Malgaza and Bel, 2006;Bonfieni et al, 2019).…”

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Shrinking Your Deictic System: How Far Can You Go?

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Languages around the world differ in terms of the number of adnominal and pronominal demonstratives they require, as well as the factors that impact on their felicitous use. Given this cross-linguistic variation in deictic demonstrative terms, and the features that determine their felicitous use, an open question is how this is accommodated within bilingual cognition and language. In particular, we were interested in the extent to which bilingual language exposure and practice might alter the way in which a bilingual is using deictic demonstratives in their first language. Recent research on language attrition suggests that L2 learning selectively affects aspects of the native language, with some domains of language competence being more vulnerable than others. If demonstratives are basic, and acquired relatively early, they should be less susceptible to change and attrition. This was the hypothesis we went on to test in the current study. We tested two groups of native Spanish speakers, a control group living in Spain and an experimental group living in Norway using the (Spatial) Memory game paradigm. Contra to our expectations, the results indicate a significant difference between the two groups in use of deictic terms, indicative of a change in the preferred number of terms used. This suggests that deictic referential systems may change over time under pressure from bilingual language exposure.

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Language experience modulates bilingual language control: The effect of proficiency, age of acquisition, and exposure on language switching

Cited by 52 publications

References 71 publications

Understanding bilingual brain function and structure changes? U bet! A unified bilingual experience trajectory model

Understanding bilingual brain function and structure changes? U bet! A unified bilingual experience trajectory model

Conflict Resolution Ability in Late Bilinguals Improves With Increased Second-Language Proficiency: ANT Evidence

Shrinking Your Deictic System: How Far Can You Go?

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