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dc.contributor.authorLuque, Alicia
dc.contributor.authorMorgan-Short, Kara
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-03T13:06:35Z
dc.date.available2020-12-03T13:06:35Z
dc.date.issued2020-10-20
dc.description.abstractIn the past 20 years, the field of bilingualism has made a substantial effort to better understand the set of cognitive mechanisms that allow bilinguals to functionally manage and use their languages. Among the mechanisms that have been identified, cognitive control has been posited to be key for proficient bilingual language processing and use. However, the role of cognitive control in developing bilingualism, i.e., among adult learners learning a second language (L2), is still unclear with some studies indicating a relationship between cognitive control and adult L2 development/developing bilingualism and other studies finding the opposite pattern. This set of contradictory findings merits further investigation in order to deepen our understanding of the role that cognitive control plays during the process of becoming bilingual. In the present study, we aimed to address this open question by examining the role of cognitive control among adult L2 learners of Spanish at the intermediate level using multiple behavioral measures as a way to provide a multidimensional perspective on the role of cognitive control and developing bilingualism. Our results indicate a significant relationship between cognitive control abilities, specific to reactive control, and overall L2 proficiency. We also found a significant relationship between speed of processing and overall L2 proficiency. The results of this study contribute to the existing body of knowledge on cognitive factors related to developing bilingualism and provide critical new insight into the underlying cognitive mechanisms that may contribute to adult L2 learners becoming bilingual.en_US
dc.identifier.citationLuque A, Morgan-Short K. The relationship between cognitive control and second language proficiency.. Journal of Neurolinguistics. 2020;57en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1854288
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneuroling.2020.100956
dc.identifier.issn0911-6044
dc.identifier.issn1873-8052
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/19976
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.relation.journalJournal of Neurolinguistics
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2020 The Author(s)en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Humanities: 000::Linguistics: 010en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Humaniora: 000::Språkvitenskapelige fag: 010en_US
dc.titleThe relationship between cognitive control and second language proficiencyen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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