Exploring the Role of L2 Experience-Related Factors in Cross-Language Lexical Priming

Abstract

Research on multilingual lexical organization is coming to a consensus, led by a growing body of studies (e.g., De Groot, Delmaar & Lupker, 2000; Dijkstra, Grainger & Van Heuven, 1999; Kroll & Stewart, 1994; Van Heuven, Schriefers, Dijkstra & Hagoort, 2008), whereby the multilingual lexicon is seen as a unitary system and cross-linguistic competition occurs during lexical access. This increasing agreement on the basic structure of the multilingual lexicon is leading researchers towards a more thorough exploration of the nature of the relationships established between words from different languages.