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 …

We used insights from machine learning to address an important but contentious question: Is
bilingual language experience associated with executive control abilities? Specifically, we …

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

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

Whereas some models claim that language control is part of more general executive control,
others have proposed that there is little overlap between these two processes. To shed light …

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 have distinct linguistic experiences relative to monolinguals, stemming from
interactions with the environment and the individuals therein. Theories of language control …

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 …