Describing bilinguals: A systematic review of labels and descriptions used in the literature between 2005–2015

S Surrain, G Luk - Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 2019 - cambridge.org
Recent years have seen a surge in research comparing bilinguals to monolinguals, yet
synthesizing this literature is complicated by the diversity of language and social …

The effects of bilingualism on executive functions: An updated quantitative analysis

JG Grundy - Journal of Cultural Cognitive Science, 2020 - Springer
Several researchers have suggested that learning and using a second language requires
domain-general executive functions, and many have shown that bilinguals outperform …

Effects of bilingualism and aging on executive function and working memory.

E Bialystok, G Poarch, L Luo, FIM Craik - Psychology and aging, 2014 - psycnet.apa.org
Two studies are reported in which younger and older monolingual and bilingual adults
performed executive function tasks. In Study 1, 130 participants performed a Stroop task and …

Proficiency and control in verbal fluency performance across the lifespan for monolinguals and bilinguals

DC Friesen, L Luo, G Luk… - Language, cognition and …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
The verbal fluency task is a widely used neuropsychological test of word retrieval efficiency.
Both category fluency (eg, list animals) and letter fluency (eg, list words that begin with F) …

Language control in regional dialect speakers–monolingual by name, bilingual by nature?

NW Kirk, M Declerck, RJ Kemp… - … : Language and Cognition, 2022 - cambridge.org
While research on bilingual language processing is sensitive to different usage contexts,
monolinguals are still often treated as a homogeneous control group, despite frequently …

Performance difference in verbal fluency in bilingual and monolingual speakers

A Patra, A Bose, T Marinis - Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 2020 - cambridge.org
Research has shown that bilinguals can perform similarly, better or poorly on verbal fluency
task compared to monolinguals. Verbal fluency data for semantic (animals, fruits and …

Vocabulary matters! The relationship between verbal fluency and measures of inhibitory control in monolingual and bilingual children

GP Escobar, M Kalashnikova, P Escudero - Journal of Experimental Child …, 2018 - Elsevier
The role of early bilingual experience in the development of skills in the general cognitive
and linguistic domains remains poorly understood. This study investigated the link between …

Bilingual advantage and language switch: What's the linkage?

M Scaltritti, F Peressotti, M Miozzo - Bilingualism: Language and …, 2017 - cambridge.org
Whether bilingualism affects executive functions is a topic of intense debate. While some
studies have provided evidence of enhanced executive functions in bilinguals compared to …

Multifactorial approaches to study bilingualism in the aging population: Past, present, future

T Dash, Y Joanette, AI Ansaldo - Frontiers in psychology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
A better understanding and more reliable classification of bilinguals has been progressively
achieved through the fine-tuning methodology and simultaneously optimizing the …

The role of language ability in verbal fluency of individuals with multiple sclerosis

AL Lebkuecher, ND Chiaravalloti, LB Strober - Multiple sclerosis and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background While cognitive deficits in memory and processing speed have been well-
documented in individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS), language is largely considered to be …