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Languages, Volume 5, Issue 2
June 2020 - 17 articles
Cover Story: How do multilinguals restrict their language production to only one? Research suggests that various executive functions (EFs) contribute to the cognitive control of language production. We examine the role of three EFs (working memory updating, inhibitory control, and task-set switching) in trilingual language switching among native English (L1) speakers learning French (L2) and Spanish (L3). Results indicated complex interactions between EFs and language switching: better inhibitory control was related to smaller L1 switch costs, whereas better working memory was related to larger L1 switch costs. Working memory was also related to larger L2 switch costs, but only when switching from L1. These findings support theories of cognitive control that implicate both global and local control mechanisms and suggest unique contributions of EFs to global and local cognitive control in language switching. View this paper.
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