This chapter presents an extended formulation of the Competition Model. The extended
model is designed to account for a large range of phenomena in first and second language …

Second Language Acquisition: introduces the key areas in the field, including:
multilingualism, the role of teaching, the mental processing of multiple languages, and …

Certain models of spoken-language processing, like those for many other perceptual and
cognitive processes, posit continuous uptake of sensory input and dynamic competition …

One fruitful approach to the study of the processes underlying language selection in
bilinguals is the analysis of the costs associated with the act of switching from one to the …

The representation of L2 words and non-words was analysed in a series of three
experiments. Catalan-Spanish bilinguals, differing in terms of their L1 and the age of …

Language is not a module. Well, at least, it is not a feedforward encapsulated domain-
specific perceptual input system in the way that Fodor (1983) imagined. To be sure, there …

Previous studies have suggested that nonnative (L2) linguistic sounds are accommodated to
native language (L1) phonemic categories. However, this conclusion may be compromised …

In this chapter, research about phonological processing in bilinguals is reviewed. Different
domains within phonological processing are considered. We approach the different domains …

We introduce symbolic dynamics to cognitive scientists with the aim of furthering constructive
debate on representation. Symbolic dynamics is a mathematical framework in which both …

The present study examined effects of cross-linguistic overlap and language proficiency on
bilingual parallel language activation. Recognition of cognates (eg, English hen, German …