Bilingual and Monolingual Language Modes

Datos Bibliográficos

ID23729940
AutoresFrancois Grosjean (0000-0003-1194-857X, autor de correspondencia)
Año2026
Páginas1-9
Fecha de publicación2026-04-10
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoCHAPTER
RevistaEncyclopedia of Applied Linguistics (SOURCE_BOOK)
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/9781405198431.wbeal0090
OpenAlexW1543558122
ISBN9781405198431
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas18
Referencias citadas35

Bilinguals change their way of communicating when they are with monolinguals and when they are with bilinguals who share their languages. While they avoid using their other language(s) with monolinguals, they may call upon it (or them) when interacting with bilinguals, either by changing over completely to the other language(s) or by bringing elements of the other language(s) into the language they are speaking. In other words, they change their language mode which, at the cognitive level, implies the change of the state of activation of their languages and language‐processing mechanisms. This entry describes language mode and its impact on language behavior, gives evidence for it, discusses various types of bilinguals affected by it, examines language mode as a confounding or control variable in research, and ends with a few words on models and what needs to be studied further.

Cognition · First language · Human–computer interaction · Language change · Linguistics · Mode (computer interface) · Neuroscience of multilingualism · Communication · Computer Science · Language Development and Disorders · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism · Philosophy · Psychology · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation