• Language Dominance Affects Bilingual Performance and Processing Outcomes in Adulthood 

      Puig Mayenco, Eloi; Cunnings, Ian; Bayram, Fatih; Miller, David; Tubau, Susagna; Rothman, Jason (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-07-26)
      This study examines the role of language dominance (LD) on linguistic competence outcomes in two types of early bilinguals: (i) child L2 learners of Catalan (L1 Spanish-L2 Catalan and, (ii) child Spanish L2 learners (L1 Catalan-L2 Spanish). Most child L2 studies typically focus on the development of the languages during childhood and either focus on L1 development or L2 development. Typically, these ...
    • Language dominance in the previously acquired languages modulates the rate of third language (L3) development over time: A longitudinal study 

      Puig-Mayenco, Eloi; Rothman, Jason; Tubau, Susagna (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-07-31)
      This study examines the extent to which extra-linguistic factors such as language dominance, order of acquisition and language of instruction are deterministic for multilingual transfer selection and subsequent development. We test two groups of Catalan-Spanish bilinguals acquiring English as an L3 in a controlled setting. We first examine judgements and interpretations of negative quantifiers and ...