Adel Chaouch-Orozco
Biographic Data
| ID | 4597172 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Adel Chaouch-Orozco |
| GIVEN NAMES | Adel |
| FAMILY NAME | Chaouch-Orozco |
| SIGNATURE | CHAOUCH-OROZCO A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hong Kong Polytechnic University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0102-1754 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Preparation wears off anticipation: The influence of preparation time on bilingual proactive control
Aims and objectives: This study investigates the influence of preparation time, operationalized as the cue-to-stimulus interval (CSI), on the reversed language dominance effect, a marker of proactive bilingual language control. In addition, the study further explores the role of language proficiency in modulating this influence. Methodology: Two groups of Chinese-English bilinguals, with high- and low-proficiency levels, completed a picture-namin…
Cultural attitudes towards the future shape the semantic structure of emotion concepts
What is the role of culture in how we understand and categorize emotions? This study takes a novel approach to address this long-debated issue by investigating whether specific cultural dimensions influence emotion conceptualization across languages. Native speakers of 15 languages completed a spatial arrangement task, grouping emotion concepts based on perceived semantic similarities. This generated language-specific emotion semantic spaces, whi…
Language control in auditory bilingual comprehension: Uncovering Novel Evidence From the N − 2 Repetition Paradigm
In language production, inhibitory control is assumed to be the primary mechanism responsible for successful bilingual processing. To convey messages in one language, bilinguals must inhibit the unintended language. However, it remains unclear whether the same mechanism works in bilingual comprehension. Following up and expanding on Declerck and Philipp (2018, ‘Is inhibition implemented during bilingual production and comprehension? n –2 language…
Item repetition matters: Methodological Considerations in Bilingual Language Control Research
Network science reveals the early signs of L1 lexical attrition: Introducing the Lexical Attrition Foundation (LeAF) framework
L1 lexical attrition is the decline of L1 lexical-semantic abilities due to reduced L1 exposure and/or L2 interference. Semantic fluency tasks are central in this research, but traditional analyses are often inconclusive. To address this, we employed an innovative network science approach to investigate the bilingual lexicon's structural properties. Semantic fluency data were collected from immersed/non-immersed late bilinguals with comparable L2…
Evaluation of the Multilingual Naming Test (Mint) as a quick and practical proxy for language proficiency
The present study compares the performance of two quick lexical tests, the Multilingual Naming Test (MINT) and the Lexical Test for Advanced Learners of English (LexTALE), to evaluate their suitability to serve as proxies for English proficiency in second language learners. Specifically, it investigates how well these tests’ results align with those of the Quick Placement Test (QPT), an objective placement test employed in previous validations of…
Are translation equivalents really equivalent? Evidence from concreteness effects in translation priming
Aims and Objectives: Translation equivalents intuitively seem to overlap in meaning. Moreover, the models of the bilingual lexicon often represent the meaning shared between two translations as a holistic node in the semantic network. However, research on semantic representation and processing questions this holistic approach. For instance, abstract words are assumed to be more language-dependent, while concrete words’ meanings are seen as more c…
Is the digit effect a cognate effect? Digits (still) differ from pictures in non-phonologically mediated language switching
Language control in bilinguals is often investigated with the language switching paradigm. Switch costs reflect the ease/difficulty of applying this control mechanism. The type of stimuli employed in the experiments may influence switch costs. To date, only one study has compared digit vs picture processing, reporting reduced switch costs for digits (Declerck, Koch & Philipp, 2012). This result was adjudicated to phonological overlap between the …
The elusive impact of L2 immersion on translation priming
A growing consensus sees the bilingual lexicon as an integrated, nonselective system. However, the way bilingual experience shapes the architecture and functioning of the lexicon is not well understood. This study investigates bilingual lexical-semantic representation and processing employing written translation priming. We focus on the role of active exposure to and use of the second language (L2)—primarily operationalized as immersion. We teste…
The LexTale as a measure of L2 global proficiency: A cautionary tale based on a partial replication of Lemhöfer and Broersma (2012)
The role of proficiency is widely discussed in multilingual language acquisition research, and yet, there is little consensus as to how one should operationalize it in our empirical investigations. The present study assesses the validity of the LexTALE (Lemhöfer & Broersma, 2012) as a ‘quick and valid’ measure of global proficiency. We first provide an overview review of how the LexTALE has been used since its publication, showing that although t…
Testing the Competing Systems Hypothesis: Further evidence from aspect in tutored L1-English–L2-Spanish
This study tests the Competing Systems Hypothesis (CSH) as applied to adult second language acquisition of aspect in Spanish. The CSH purports that differences among tutored and untutored learners result from competition between one system of underlying grammatical knowledge and another of learned metalinguistic knowledge in tutored learners (TLs). Twenty-nine first language (L1) English and second language (L2) Spanish (L1-English–L2-Spanish) TL…
Network science reveals the early signs of L1 lexical attrition: Introducing the Lexical Attrition Foundation (LeAF) framework
L1 lexical attrition is the decline of L1 lexical-semantic abilities due to reduced L1 exposure and/or L2 interference. Semantic fluency tasks are central in this research, but traditional analyses are often inconclusive. To address this, we employed an innovative network science approach to investigate the bilingual lexicon's structural properties. Semantic fluency data were collected from immersed/non-immersed late bilinguals with comparable L2…
Language control in auditory bilingual comprehension: Uncovering Novel Evidence From the N − 2 Repetition Paradigm
In language production, inhibitory control is assumed to be the primary mechanism responsible for successful bilingual processing. To convey messages in one language, bilinguals must inhibit the unintended language. However, it remains unclear whether the same mechanism works in bilingual comprehension. Following up and expanding on Declerck and Philipp (2018, ‘Is inhibition implemented during bilingual production and comprehension? n –2 language…
Testing the Competing Systems Hypothesis: Further evidence from aspect in tutored L1-English–L2-Spanish
This study tests the Competing Systems Hypothesis (CSH) as applied to adult second language acquisition of aspect in Spanish. The CSH purports that differences among tutored and untutored learners result from competition between one system of underlying grammatical knowledge and another of learned metalinguistic knowledge in tutored learners (TLs). Twenty-nine first language (L1) English and second language (L2) Spanish (L1-English–L2-Spanish) TL…
Is the digit effect a cognate effect? Digits (still) differ from pictures in non-phonologically mediated language switching
Language control in bilinguals is often investigated with the language switching paradigm. Switch costs reflect the ease/difficulty of applying this control mechanism. The type of stimuli employed in the experiments may influence switch costs. To date, only one study has compared digit vs picture processing, reporting reduced switch costs for digits (Declerck, Koch & Philipp, 2012). This result was adjudicated to phonological overlap between the …
The elusive impact of L2 immersion on translation priming
A growing consensus sees the bilingual lexicon as an integrated, nonselective system. However, the way bilingual experience shapes the architecture and functioning of the lexicon is not well understood. This study investigates bilingual lexical-semantic representation and processing employing written translation priming. We focus on the role of active exposure to and use of the second language (L2)—primarily operationalized as immersion. We teste…
The LexTale as a measure of L2 global proficiency: A cautionary tale based on a partial replication of Lemhöfer and Broersma (2012)
The role of proficiency is widely discussed in multilingual language acquisition research, and yet, there is little consensus as to how one should operationalize it in our empirical investigations. The present study assesses the validity of the LexTALE (Lemhöfer & Broersma, 2012) as a ‘quick and valid’ measure of global proficiency. We first provide an overview review of how the LexTALE has been used since its publication, showing that although t…
Evaluation of the Multilingual Naming Test (Mint) as a quick and practical proxy for language proficiency
The present study compares the performance of two quick lexical tests, the Multilingual Naming Test (MINT) and the Lexical Test for Advanced Learners of English (LexTALE), to evaluate their suitability to serve as proxies for English proficiency in second language learners. Specifically, it investigates how well these tests’ results align with those of the Quick Placement Test (QPT), an objective placement test employed in previous validations of…
Are translation equivalents really equivalent? Evidence from concreteness effects in translation priming
Aims and Objectives: Translation equivalents intuitively seem to overlap in meaning. Moreover, the models of the bilingual lexicon often represent the meaning shared between two translations as a holistic node in the semantic network. However, research on semantic representation and processing questions this holistic approach. For instance, abstract words are assumed to be more language-dependent, while concrete words’ meanings are seen as more c…
Language control in auditory bilingual comprehension: Uncovering Novel Evidence From the N − 2 Repetition Paradigm
In language production, inhibitory control is assumed to be the primary mechanism responsible for successful bilingual processing. To convey messages in one language, bilinguals must inhibit the unintended language. However, it remains unclear whether the same mechanism works in bilingual comprehension. Following up and expanding on Declerck and Philipp (2018, ‘Is inhibition implemented during bilingual production and comprehension? n –2 language…
Item repetition matters: Methodological Considerations in Bilingual Language Control Research
Network science reveals the early signs of L1 lexical attrition: Introducing the Lexical Attrition Foundation (LeAF) framework
L1 lexical attrition is the decline of L1 lexical-semantic abilities due to reduced L1 exposure and/or L2 interference. Semantic fluency tasks are central in this research, but traditional analyses are often inconclusive. To address this, we employed an innovative network science approach to investigate the bilingual lexicon's structural properties. Semantic fluency data were collected from immersed/non-immersed late bilinguals with comparable L2…
Preparation wears off anticipation: The influence of preparation time on bilingual proactive control
Aims and objectives: This study investigates the influence of preparation time, operationalized as the cue-to-stimulus interval (CSI), on the reversed language dominance effect, a marker of proactive bilingual language control. In addition, the study further explores the role of language proficiency in modulating this influence. Methodology: Two groups of Chinese-English bilinguals, with high- and low-proficiency levels, completed a picture-namin…
Cultural attitudes towards the future shape the semantic structure of emotion concepts
What is the role of culture in how we understand and categorize emotions? This study takes a novel approach to address this long-debated issue by investigating whether specific cultural dimensions influence emotion conceptualization across languages. Native speakers of 15 languages completed a spatial arrangement task, grouping emotion concepts based on perceived semantic similarities. This generated language-specific emotion semantic spaces, whi…
Computer Science (10 works) · Linguistics (9 works) · Psychology (9 works) · Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism (7 works) · Cognitive psychology (6 works) · Artificial Intelligence (5 works) · Language proficiency (5 works) · Mathematics education (4 works) · Reading and Literacy Development (4 works) · Second Language Acquisition and Learning (4 works)