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The cost of switching language in a semantic categorization task

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 December 2002

Roswitha E. von Studnitz  and
David W. Green
Roswitha E. von Studnitz
Affiliation:
University College London
David W. Green
Affiliation:
University College London
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Abstract

German-English bilinguals decided whether a visually presented word, either German or English, referred to an animate or to an inanimate entity. Bilinguals were slower to respond on a language switch trial than on language non-switch trials but only if they had to make the same response as on the prior trial (e.g., two successive “animate” responses). If they had to change their response from the prior trial, a switch of language speeded responses. This interaction between language switching and response type was abolished for the translations of words previously presented. We consider the implications for theories of language control.

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Research Article
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Bilingualism: Language and Cognition , Volume 5 , Issue 3 , December 2002 , pp. 241 - 251
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© 2002 Cambridge University Press

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