The debate on possible cognitive advantages bilinguals have over monolinguals continues
to occupy the research community. There is an ever-growing research body focusing on …

This article seeks to develop Translanguaging as a theory of language and discuss the
theoretical motivations behind and the added values of the concept. I contextualize …

Non-native speakers of a particular language face communicative challenges when
interacting with native speakers in everyday life. A strategy frequently employed by native …

In this article, we propose that elements of heritage language grammars—both in the form of
axiomatic features and larger combined representational units—are not easily lost over the …

Previous research on bilingual language switching and lexical access has demonstrated a
consistent reaction time cost associated with producing a switched token. While some …

This paper presents the building blocks of a comprehensive framework for the typological
study of linguistic adaptation, ie how languages change in relation to the socio-historical and …

Lexical access is a core component of word processing. In order to produce or comprehend
a word, language users must access word forms in their mental lexicon. However, despite its …

Background: Proficient speakers of a language often accommodate less proficient speakers
during conversation to facilitate comprehension, but information about factors such as …

Background According to sociolinguistic frameworks such as Communication
Accommodation Theory, English native speakers modify their speech to meet the …

Much bilingualism research includes some consideration of codeswitching, which may be
measured via self-report, an experimental task, or sociolinguistic interview; however, there is …