Because of enduring experience of managing two languages, bilinguals have been argued
to develop superior executive functioning compared with monolinguals. Despite extensive …

We analyzed the effects of bilingualism and age on executive function. We examined these
variables along a continuum, as opposed to dichotomizing them. We investigated the impact …

This chapter introduces key terminology and concepts necessary to embark upon a research
project. It aims to sample research areas that fall under the umbrella of bilingualism and …

It is proposed that successful word retrieval involves lateral inhibition of lexical competitors,
and suppression of the non-target language in bilingual speakers. Thus cognitive control is …

The current study examined automatic activation and semantic influences from the non-
target language of different-script bilinguals during visual word processing. Thirty-four Arabic …

The chapter shows that bilingual language use strengthens general cognitive control
networks, yielding behavioral advantages in cognitive control and changes to the neural …

Can experience change perception? Here, we examine whether language experience
shapes the way individuals process auditory and visual information. We used the McGurk …

For bilinguals, it is argued that a cognitive advantage can be linked to the constant
management and need for conflict resolution that occurs when the two languages are co …

Empirical evidence collected so far has revealed that the bilingual advantage cannot be
reduced to a single component of the executive functioning, and point to the need to …

Linguists have been working to develop objective criteria for distinguishing languages from
dialects for well over half a century. The prevailing view amongst sociolinguists is that no …