This chapter introduces the concept of linguistic multi-competence and sets the scene for the
rest of the book. It looks first at issues of definition and then at three premises that have …

In two experiments, we examined inhibitory control processes in three groups of bilinguals
and trilinguals that differed in nonnative language proficiency and language learning …

In five experiments, we examined cross-language activation during speech production in
various groups of bilinguals and trilinguals who differed in nonnative language proficiency …

In two picture-naming experiments we examined whether bilinguals co-activate the non-
target language during word production in the target language. The pictures were presented …

Lexical Processing and Second Language Acquisition provides a comprehensive overview
of research on second language lexical processing, integrating converging research and …

This chapter treats transfer as one of the central relationships between languages in the
second language (L2) user's mind, rather than as social interaction or language contact. It …

When bilinguals produce words in one language, their translation equivalents in the other
language are thought to be activated as well. A common assumption is that this parallel co …

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 …

This chapter questions some of the underlying ideas represented in a selection of
contemporary adult beginners' coursebooks for teaching several modern foreign languages …

This book offers a detailed account of the issues, models, and outcomes of research into the
cognition of bilingualism. The first chapter identifies the most important characteristics of this …