Brysbaert and Duyck (this issue) suggest that it is time to abandon the Revised Hierarchical
Model (Kroll and Stewart, 1994) in favor of connectionist models such as BIA+ (Dijkstra and …

The cognitive and linguistic processes involved in the acquisition and use of two languages
are systematically different from those processes engaged in monolingual language use …

Winner of the 2011 Kenneth W. Mildenberger Prize Exploring fluency from multiple vantage
points that together constitute a cognitive science perspective, this book examines research …

This study examines how the cross-linguistic similarity of translation equivalents affects
bilingual word recognition. Performing one of three tasks, Dutch–English bilinguals …

When hearing or reading words and sentences in a second language (L2), we face many
uncertainties about how the people and objects referred to are connected to one another. So …

Lexical access was examined in English–Spanish bilinguals by monitoring eye fixations on
target and lexical competitors as participants followed spoken instructions in English to click …

How do the two languages of bilingual individuals interact in everyday communication?
Numerous behavioral-and event-related brain potential studies have suggested that …

We review a body of behavioral and neuroimaging research relating to the acquisition and
integration of novel words. An important outcome from this research is that different aspects …

Semantic ambiguity often occurs within a language (eg, the word “organ” in English means
both a body part and a musical instrument), but it can also cross a language boundary, such …

Electrophysiological studies consistently find N400 effects of semantic incongruity in
nonnative (L2) language comprehension. These N400 effects are often delayed compared …