While several reviews provide an in-depth discussion on reactive language control, which is
the language control process that is initiated when the non-target language disrupts the …

Two seemingly counterintuitive phenomena–asymmetrical language switch costs and the
reversed language dominance effect–prove to be particularly controversial in the literature …

To achieve fluent language processing as a bilingual, a dominant theoretical framework
assumes that the nontarget language is inhibited. This assumption is based on several …

The ability to selectively access two languages characterises the bilingual everyday
experience. Previous studies showed the role of second language (L2) proficiency, as a …

We explored the overlap between bilingual language control (bLC) and domain-general
executive control (EC) by focusing on inhibitory control processes. We tested 62 bilinguals in …

The protective effects of multiple language knowledge on the maintenance of cognitive
functions in older adults have been discussed controversially, among others, because of …

Theories of speech production have proposed that in contexts where multiple languages are
produced, bilinguals inhibit the dominant language with the goal of making both languages …

When naming pictures in mixed-language blocks, bilinguals sometimes exhibit reversed
language dominance effects. These have been attributed to proactive inhibitory control of …

Bilinguals often switch languages as a function of the language background of their
addressee. The control mechanisms supporting bilinguals' ability to select the contextually …

Bilinguals are known to switch language spontaneously in everyday conversations, even if
there are no external requirements to do so. However, in the laboratory setting, language …