Is it easier to use one language variety at a time, or mix them? An investigation of voluntary language switching with bidialectals

Previous language production research with bidialectals has provided evidence for similar language control processes as during bilingual language production. In the current study, we aim to further investigate this claim by examining bidialectals with a voluntary language switching paradigm. Researc...

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Published in:PloS one 2021-09, Vol.16 (9), p.e0256554-e0256554
Main Authors: Declerck, Mathieu, Kirk, Neil W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Analysis
Bilingualism
Biology and Life Sciences
Competition
Computational linguistics
Costs
Dialects
Female
Humans
Language
Language processing
Languages
Male
Middle Aged
Multilingualism
Natural language interfaces
People and Places
Phonetics
Physical sciences
Reaction Time - physiology
Registered Report Protocol
Research and analysis methods
Self Report
Social Sciences
Speech - physiology
Switching
Translating
Verbal Behavior - physiology
Young Adult
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Summary:Previous language production research with bidialectals has provided evidence for similar language control processes as during bilingual language production. In the current study, we aim to further investigate this claim by examining bidialectals with a voluntary language switching paradigm. Research with bilinguals performing the voluntary language switching paradigm has consistently shown two effects. First, the cost of switching languages, relative to staying in the same language, is similar across the two languages. The second effect is more uniquely connected to voluntary language switching, namely a benefit when performing in mixed language blocks relative to single language blocks, which has been connected to proactive language control. If a similar pattern could be observed with bidialectals in a voluntary language switching paradigm, then this would provide additional evidence in favor of similar control processes underlying bidialectal and bilingual language production.
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0256554