bilingualism Flashcards
what does the revised hierarchical model by Judith Kroll describe?
how language goes into the mind and how different languages communicate with one another
true or false: the contemporary view of bilingualism is that it inhibits childrens ability to progress knowledge
false, this was the old view
someone who learns two languages at birth has a ______ acquisition profile while someone who learns one at birth, and one during childhood has a ______ acquisition profile
simultaneous, sequential
bilinguals have _____ ______ compared to monolinguals because they have to solve more language related problems
increased demand
a mental firewall can describe which hypothesis on language
language selective activation hypothesis
being unable to ignore one language describes which hypothesis
language non-selective activation hypothesis
the word dog translating to chien in french is an example what
language-unique translation equivalents
cat translating to “chat” in french (also a word in english) describes what
interlingual homograph
words spelt the same way with the same meaning in both languages is called what
cognates
when reading cognates, the language non-selective hypothesis states there is ________ in understanding while the language selective hypothesis states there is ________.
facilitation, no facilitation
when reading homographs, language non-selective hypothesis states there is _____ in understanding while the language selective hypothesis states there is ____ ______ in understanding
interference, no interference
how do researchers measure reading in bilinguals?
eye tracking monitor
which hypothesis is found to be more present in early stage bilinguals?
language non-selective activation hypothesis
bilinguals use _____ _____ to attend to one language while inhibiting the other
executive control
what aspect of a sentence allows for a bilingual to inhibit their unused language from confusing them?
semantics (meaning of a sentence)
