ERIC Number: EJ1159576
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Publication Date: 2017-Nov
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Language Switching across Modalities: Evidence from Bimodal Bilinguals
Dias, Patricia; Villameriel, Saúl; Giezen, Marcel R.; Costello, Brendan; Carreiras, Manuel
Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, v43 n11 p1828-1834 Nov 2017
This study investigated whether language control during language production in bilinguals generalizes across modalities, and to what extent the language control system is shaped by competition for the same articulators. Using a cued language-switching paradigm, we investigated whether switch costs are observed when hearing signers switch between a spoken and a signed language. The results showed an asymmetrical switch cost for bimodal bilinguals on reaction time (RT) and accuracy, with larger costs for the (dominant) spoken language. Our findings suggest important similarities in the mechanisms underlying language selection in bimodal bilinguals and unimodal bilinguals, with competition occurring at multiple levels other than phonology.
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Bilingualism, Sign Language, Reaction Time, Accuracy, Oral Language, Language Usage, Foreign Countries, Visual Stimuli, Color, Cues, Statistical Analysis
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Spain
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