Neural correlates for naming disadvantage of the dominant language in bilingual word production

Levy, Mc Veigh, Marful and Andreson (2007) found that naming pictures in L2 impaired subsequent recall of the L1 translation words. This was interpreted as evidence for a domain-general inhibitory mechanism (RIF) underlying first language attrition. Because this result is at odds with some previous findings and theoretical assumptions, we wanted to assess its reliability and replicate the experiment with various groups. Participants were first shown drawings along with their labels in the non-dominant language. Afterwards, they named 75% of these drawings in their first language or in their non-dominant language. Finally, participants’ memory of all L1 words was tested through the presentation of a rhyme-cue. Recall of L1 words was better after naming pictures in the non-dominant language compared to when the picture was not named at all. This result suggests that speaking a second language protects rather than harms the memory of our first language.

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Neural correlates of word production stages delineated by parametric modulation of psycholinguistic variables

Human Brain Mapping ◽

10.1002/hbm.20782 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 30 (11) ◽

pp. 3596-3608 ◽

Cited By ~ 73

Author(s):

Stephen M. Wilson ◽

Anna Lisette Isenberg ◽

Gregory Hickok

Keyword(s):

Neural Correlates ◽

Word Production ◽

Psycholinguistic Variables ◽

Production Stages ◽

Parametric Modulation

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Bilingual versus monolingual infants’ novel word-action mapping before and after first-word production: Influence of developing noun-dominance on perceptual narrowing

Bilingualism Language and Cognition ◽

10.1017/s1366728919000051 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 23 (1) ◽

pp. 148-157

Author(s):

Lakshmi Gogate ◽

Madhavilatha Maganti

Keyword(s):

Experimental Study ◽

Word Production ◽

Dominant Language ◽

Before And After ◽

Perceptual Narrowing

AbstractThis experimental study examined bilingual (English and another noun-dominant language) and monolingual (English) preverbal (10.5-month-old) and postverbal (12.5-month-old) infants’ word-action mapping. Sixteen infants in each group were habituated to dynamic video-displays of novel word-action pairings during infant-controlled habituation. They received two words, /wem/ and /bæf/, spoken synchronously with an adult shaking or looming an object, and were tested with switched versus same word-action pairings. Results revealed that for the preverbal bilingual infants, word-action mapping is intensified relative to postverbal bilingual infants. For the postverbal bilingual infants, word-action mapping is attenuated and inversely correlated with noun learning. No such differences were observed in the monolingual infants. These findings illustrate a perceptual protraction prior to word production, and accelerated perceptual narrowing to nouns after word production in bilingual infants learning two noun-dominant languages.

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Voxel-based lesion-parameter mapping: Identifying the neural correlates of a computational model of word production

Cognition ◽

10.1016/j.cognition.2013.05.007 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 128 (3) ◽

pp. 380-396 ◽

Cited By ~ 70

Author(s):

Gary S. Dell ◽

Myrna F. Schwartz ◽

Nazbanou Nozari ◽

Olufunsho Faseyitan ◽

H. Branch Coslett

Keyword(s):

Computational Model ◽

Neural Correlates ◽

Word Production ◽

Parameter Mapping

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Neural correlates of spoken word production in semantic and phonological blocked cyclic naming

Language Cognition and Neuroscience ◽

10.1080/23273798.2017.1395467 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 33 (5) ◽

pp. 575-586 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Man Wang ◽

Zeshu Shao ◽

Yiya Chen ◽

Niels O. Schiller

Keyword(s):

Neural Correlates ◽

Spoken Word ◽

Word Production ◽

Spoken Word Production

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Signal Interpretation Considerations When Estimating Subglottal Pressure From Oral Air Pressure

Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research ◽

10.1044/2018_jslhr-s-17-0432 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 62 (5) ◽

pp. 1326-1337 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Brittany L. Perrine ◽

Ronald C. Scherer ◽

Jason A. Whitfield

Keyword(s):

Standard Condition ◽

Word Production ◽

Air Pressure ◽

Pressure Waveform ◽

Pressure Measurements ◽

Air Leak ◽

Pressure Signal ◽

Adult Participants ◽

Syllable Repetition ◽

Subglottal Pressure

Purpose Oral air pressure measurements during lip occlusion for /pVpV/ syllable strings are used to estimate subglottal pressure during the vowel. Accuracy of this method relies on smoothly produced syllable repetitions. The purpose of this study was to investigate the oral air pressure waveform during the /p/ lip occlusions and propose physiological explanations for nonflat shapes. Method Ten adult participants were trained to produce the “standard condition” and were instructed to produce nonstandard tasks. Results from 8 participants are included. The standard condition required participants to produce /pːiːpːiː.../ syllables smoothly at approximately 1.5 syllables/s. The nonstandard tasks included an air leak between the lips, faster syllable repetition rates, an initial voiced consonant, and 2-syllable word productions. Results Eleven oral air pressure waveform shapes were identified during the lip occlusions, and plausible physiological explanations for each shape are provided based on the tasks in which they occurred. Training the use of the standard condition, the initial voice consonant condition, and the 2-syllable word production increased the likelihood of rectangular oral air pressure waveform shapes. Increasing the rate beyond 1.5 syllables/s improved the probability of producing rectangular oral air pressure signal shapes in some participants. Conclusions Visual and verbal feedback improved the likelihood of producing rectangular oral air pressure signal shapes. The physiological explanations of variations in the oral air pressure waveform shape may provide direction to the clinician or researcher when providing feedback to increase the accuracy of estimating subglottal pressure from oral air pressure.

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