The recruitment of global language inhibitory control and cognitive-general control mechanisms in comprehending language switches
Evidence from eye movements
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15087371 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ana Schwartz (0000-0001-6548-0330, The University of Texas at El Paso, corresponding author), Joseph Negron (The University of Texas at El Paso), Colin Scholl (The University of Texas at El Paso) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 415-426 |
| Publication date | 2025-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bilingualism Language and Cognition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1366-7289 • E-ISSN: 1469-1841 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1366728924000567 |
| PMID | 40546443 |
| OpenAlex | W4405011447 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 33 |
Prominent models of the bilingual lexicon do not allow for language – wide inhibition or any effect of general cognitive control on the activation of words within the lexicon. We report evidence that global language inhibitory control and cognitive general control mechanisms affect lexical retrieval during comprehension. Spanish–English bilinguals read language-pure or sentences with mid-sentence switches while their eye movements were recorded. A switch cost was observed in aspects of the eye-tracking record reflecting early spread of lexical activation, as well as later measures. The switch cost was larger for L2-to-L1 switches and was not attenuated when switched words were cognates (Experiment 1). In Experiment 2, switch costs were reduced when the sentences contained a language color cue. These findings are inconsistent with the predictions of the Bilingual Interactive Activation Plus (BIA+) but support the architecture of its predecessor, the BIA. They refute the assumption that early lexical activation is impervious to nonlinguistic cues
Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Comprehension · Eye movement · Lexico · Lexicon · Linguistics · Neuroscience of multilingualism · Sentence · Communication · Computer Science · Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism · Neuroscience · Psychology · Reading and Literacy Development · Second Language Acquisition and Learning · Artificial Intelligence
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| Citations per year | 3 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |