Lexical Access in Bilingual Speech Production: Language Specific Lexical Selection

The present article explores the mechanisms of bilingual lexical access. That is to say, how bilinguals can speak in one language while the other does not interfere.This process is compared to that followed by a monolingual. In addition, it will also address the issue of code switching and how it af...

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Bibliographic Details
Author: Val Mejuto, Janire
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2018
Country:España
Institution:Publicaciones Didácticas
Repository:Publicaciones Didácticas. repositorio oai
OAI Identifier:oai:publicacionesdidacticas.com:100177
Online Access:https://publicacionesdidacticas.com/hemeroteca/articulo/100177
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:bilingualism
lexical access
bilingual brain
code switching
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Summary:The present article explores the mechanisms of bilingual lexical access. That is to say, how bilinguals can speak in one language while the other does not interfere.This process is compared to that followed by a monolingual. In addition, it will also address the issue of code switching and how it affects to bilingual lexical access. Finally, it will also consider how phonology affects this lexical selection, which is often ignored.