The Phonetics and Phonology of Bilingualism

Mapping Intimacies ◽

10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199935345.013.72 ◽

2016 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Miguel Simonet

Keyword(s):

Second Language ◽

Language Learning ◽

Real Time ◽

Second Language Learning ◽

Central Idea ◽

Complex Interactions ◽

Cross Language

This chapter provides a selective overview of recent research on the phonetics and phonology of bilingualism. The central idea put forth in the chapter is that, in bilingualism and second-language learning, cross-language categories are involved in complex interactions that can take many forms, including assimilations and dissimilations. The sound categories of the two languages of a bilingual seem to coexist in a common representational network and appear to be activated simultaneously in the processing of speech in real time, but some degree of specificity is attested. The chapter then goes on to explore some of the characteristics of cross-language sound interactions, including the fact that these interactions are pliable and appear to be mediated by the structure of the lexicon.

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Psycholinguistic perspectives on second language learning and bilingualism

Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism ◽

10.1075/lab.2.1.01kro ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 1-24 ◽

Cited By ~ 23

Author(s):

Judith F. Kroll ◽

Cari A. Bogulski ◽

Rhonda McClain

Keyword(s):

Second Language ◽

Language Learning ◽

Second Language Learning ◽

First Language ◽

Language System ◽

Language Competition ◽

Effective Selection ◽

Language Activation ◽

Cross Language ◽

Selection Of

Recent psycholinguistic research demonstrates that using a second language has consequences for the first language (e.g. Dussias, 2003; Van Hell & Dijkstra, 2002) and for domain-general cognitive processes (Bialystok, 2005). This work suggests that the language system is permeable, with cross-language exchange at every level of processing (Malt & Sloman, 2003). Critically, even proficient bilinguals appear unable to switch off the language not in use when they hear, read, or speak one language alone (e.g. Dijkstra, 2005; Kroll, Bobb, & Wodniecka, 2006; Marian & Spivey, 2003), creating cross-language competition. In this article, we describe research that considers how cross-language activation is modulated during spoken production and during the earliest stages of second language learning. We hypothesize that the open nature of the bilingual�s language system may create optimal conditions for new language learning and also for enhanced cognitive control that enables effective selection of the language to be spoken.

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