Language control in regional dialect speakers – monolingual by name, bilingual by nature
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21697656 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Neil W Kirk (0000-0003-4786-1070, Abertay University, corresponding author), Mathieu Declerck (0000-0002-7161-2974, Vrije Universiteit Brussel), Ryan J Kemp (Abertay University), Vera Kempe (0000-0001-5649-4351, Abertay University) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 511-520 |
| Publication date | 2022-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| 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/s1366728921000973 |
| OpenAlex | W4200432592 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 57 |
While research on bilingual language processing is sensitive to different usage contexts, monolinguals are still often treated as a homogeneous control group, despite frequently using multiple varieties that may require engagement of control mechanisms during lexical access. Adapting a language-switching task for speakers of (Scottish) Standard English and Orcadian Scots, we demonstrate switch cost asymmetries with longer naming latencies when switching back into Orcadian. This pattern, which is reminiscent of unbalanced bilinguals, suggests that Orcadian is the dominant variety of these participants – despite the fact they might be regarded as English monolinguals because of sociolinguistic factors. In conjunction with the observed mixing cost and cognate facilitation effect (indicative of proactive language control and parallel language activation, respectively), these findings show that ‘monolinguals’ need to be scrutinised for routine use of different varieties to gain a better understanding of whether and how mechanisms underlying their lexical access resemble those of bilinguals
Cognate · Facilitation · Homogeneous · Linguistics · Neuroscience of multilingualism · Norwegian · Scots · Computer Science · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Psychology · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation · Artificial Intelligence
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| Unique citing works | 13 |
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| Citations per year | 6,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |