Bilingualism

Question 1

How are the cognitive demands of someone who is bilingual?

Answer 1

increased cognitive demands relative to monolinguals

Question 2

what is the language selective activation hypothesis?

Answer 2

you can “turn-off” the other language so it does not compete

Question 3

what is the Language non-selective activation hypothesis?

Answer 3

you can not “turn-off” the other language so it doesn’t compete.

Question 4

What are cognates?

Answer 4

shared space of words that have meaning in both languages. ex: piano

Question 5

What is a homograph?

Answer 5

Same form, different meaning. ex: coin

Question 6

When is language activated?

Answer 6

early and late

Question 7

what do semantics do at the late stages of processing?

Answer 7

they can allow for selective access

Question 8

How do bilinguals speak the intended languages?

Answer 8

they use executive control to attend to the target language or to suppress the irrelevant image

Question 9

What are the cognitive advantages of being bilingual?

Answer 9

• Enhanced executive functions across lifespan

- delayed symptoms of Alzheimer’s onset by ~4 years