• English compound and non-compound processing in bilingual and multilingual speakers: Effects of dominance and sequential multilingualism 

      González Alonso, Jorge; Villegas, Julián; García Mayo, María del Pilar (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-05-02)
      This article reports on a study investigating the relative influence of the first language and dominant language (L1) on second language (L2) and third language (L3) morpho-lexical processing. A lexical decision task compared the responses to English NV-er compounds (e.g. taxi driver) and non-compounds provided by a group of native speakers and three groups of learners at various levels of English ...
    • L3 acquisition: A focus on cognitive approaches 

      García Mayo, María del Pilar; González Alonso, Jorge (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2014-10-29)
      Interest in third language (L3) acquisition has increased exponentially in recent years, due to its potential to inform long-lasting debates in theoretical linguistics, language acquisition and psycholinguistics. From the very beginning, researchers investigating child and adult L3 acquisition have considered the many diverse cognitive factors that constrain and condition the initial state and ...