Cumulative semantic interference is blind to language: Implications for models of bilingual speech production

Journal of Memory and Language

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 850-869

  Runnqvist, Elin ^a   Strijkers, Kristof ^a   Alario, F Xavier ^b   Costa, Albert ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^d INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bilingualism; Cumulative semantic interference; Language control; Semantic competitor effect; Speech production

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862254973     PISSN: 0749596X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jml.2012.02.007     Document Type: Article

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