I see what you mean: Semantic but not lexical factors modulate image processing in bilingual adults.

Bilinguals frequently juggle competing representations from their two languages when they interact with their environment (i.e., nonselective activation). As a result, both first (L1) and second language (L2) communication may be impeded when words share orthographic form but not meaning (i.e., inte...

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Publicado en:Memory & Cognition Vol. 50; no. 2; pp. 245 - 261
Autores principales: Vingron, Naomi, Furlani, Noah, Mendelson, Olivia, Titone, Debra
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Publicado: Springer Nature Feb2022
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          Department of Psychology, McGill University, 2001 McGill College Avenue, Montreal, H3A 1G1, Quebec, Canada
          Centre for Research on Brain, Language andMusic, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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        Word recognition
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