The impact of early bilingualism on controlling a language learned late: An ERP study

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 4, Issue NOV, 2013, Pages

  Martin, Clara D ^a,b,c   Strijkers, Kristof ^d   Santesteban, Mikel ^e   Escera, Carles ^f   Hartsuiker, Robert J ^g   Costa, Albert ^c,h  

^a BASQUE CENTER ON COGNITION   (Spain)

^b BASQUE FOUNDATION FOR SCIENCE   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^d AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^g GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

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

Author keywords

Bilingual proficiency; Language control; LPC; N2 ERP component; Switch cost

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889646056     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00815     Document Type: Article

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