Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Fall 10-25-2007
Journal / Book Title
Bilingualism: Language and Cognition
Abstract
We present a critical examination of phonological effects in a picture-word interference task. Using a methodology minimizing stimulus repetition, English/Spanish and Spanish/English bilinguals named pictures in either L1 or L2 (blocked contexts) or in both (mixed contexts) while ignoring word distractors in L1 or L2. Distractors were either phonologically related to the picture name (direct; FISH–fist), or related through translation to the picture name (TT; LEG–milk–leche), or they were unrelated (bear–peach). Results demonstrate robust activation of phonological representations by translation equivalents of word distractors. Although both direct and TT distractors facilitated naming, TT facilitation was more consistent in L2 naming and under mixed contexts.
DOI
DOI: 10.1017/S1366728907003033
MSU Digital Commons Citation
Amrhein, Paul and Knupsky, Aimee, "Phonological facilitation through translation in a bilingual picture-naming task" (2007). Department of Psychology Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works. 35.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/psychology-facpubs/35
Published Citation
Knupsky, Aimee C., and Paul C. Amrhein. "Phonological facilitation through translation in a bilingual picture-naming task." Bilingualism: Language and Cognition 10, no. 3 (2007): 211-223.
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