ABSTRACT

This research explores patterns of lexical activation of both languages of a bilingual when producing spoken words. Specifically, it investigates the influence of within- and cross-language measures of phonological neighbourhood, on the English picture naming performance of a diverse group of French (L1) – English (L2) late bilinguals. A novel phonological neighbourhood density measure was used that took into account the phonological and lexical constraints of this sample of late bilinguals. Results showed that both within- and cross-language neighbours influenced picture naming performance and that the length of exposure to L2 and familiarity of the target modulated these effects, with both facilitatory and inhibitory effects observed. Additionally, the previously well-attested cognate facilitation effect decreased with L2 language exposure. These results support interactive models of word production, within a language non-specific view of lexical access, and show the dynamic nature of a bilingual’s lexical connections.

摘要

这项研究探索了在产生口语单词时双语两种语言的词汇激活模式。特别是，它研究了语音邻里的内部和跨语言度量对不同语言的法语（L1）–英语（L2）晚期双语者的英语图片命名性能的影响。使用了一种新的语音邻域密度度量，该度量考虑了该晚期双语者样本的语音和词汇约束。结果表明，语言内和跨语言的邻居都影响图片命名性能，并且暴露于L2的时间和对目标的熟悉程度调节了这些效果，同时观察到促进和抑制效果。此外，以前受到充分证明的同源促进作用随着L2语言暴露而降低。