Judith F. Kroll|Susan C. Bobb|Maya Misra|Taomei Guo
Language selection in bilingual speech: Evidence for inhibitory processes
Pennsylvania State University|Pennsylvania State University|Pennsylvania State University|Beijing Normal University
although bilinguals rarely make random errors language speak research spoken production provides compelling evidence suggest languages active one language spoken eg poulisse n 1999 slips tongue speech errors first second language production amsterdamphiladelphia john benjamins moreover parallel activation two languages appears characterize planning speech highly proficient bilinguals well second language learners paper first review evidence crosslanguage activity single word production consider two major alternative models intended language eventually selected according languagespecific selection models languages may active bilinguals develop ability selectively attend candidates intended language alternative model candidates languages compete selection requires crosslanguage activity modulated allow selection occur latter view selection mechanism may require candidates nontarget language inhibited consider evidence inhibitory mechanism series recent behavioral neuroimaging studies