Bilingual mental lexicon and processing: The interplay of language and cognition
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: The aim of the study is to explore the function of the mental lexicon, specifically lexical ambiguity resolution, in bilingual developing grammars. To this aim, we assessed homonym meaning activation in Albanian-Greek speaking bilingual children aged 10 to 12 years old. For their linguistic profiling, we employed language input indexes for the L1(s) and L2 and a standardized test for productive vocabulary skills in Greek. To evaluate the role of cognitive capacity, we measured verbal working memory and inhibitory control. The data analysis showed that processing was related to cognition, and visual word recognition skills to bilingual language experience.
Authors: Kaltsa, Maria, Papadopoulou, Despina
Language: English
Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6927499767
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