Cognate Facilitation and False-Friend Inhibition in Spanish-Speaking Dual-Language Learners' Lexical Processing of English.

Purpose: The present study investigated linguistic factors that influence lexical processing in dual-language learner (DLL) children. Method: A total of 134 children--66 dLl children and 68 monolingual classmates in Grades 2-6--completed a battery of standardized and experimental measures. In the cr...

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Publicado en:Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups Vol. 11; no. 2; pp. 541 - 556
Autores principales: Woolpert, Darin, Ratiu, Ileana
Formato: pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Apr2026
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          Woolpert, Darin
          Ratiu, Ileana
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          Spanish Language In Infancy and Childhood
          English Language In Infancy and Childhood
          Multilingualism In Infancy and Childhood
          Learning In Infancy and Childhood
          Language Processing Evaluation
          Cognition In Infancy and Childhood
          Linguistics In Infancy and Childhood
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      ab: Purpose: The present study investigated linguistic factors that influence lexical processing in dual-language learner (DLL) children. Method: A total of 134 children--66 dLl children and 68 monolingual classmates in Grades 2-6--completed a battery of standardized and experimental measures. In the cross-linguistic task, children selected one of three words that matched a picture. Cross-linguistic trials included either cognate targets or false-friend foils. Results: Relative to baseline, DLL children's performance was affected by the presence of cognate targets but not of false-friend foils. However, false-friend inhibition was mitigated by Spanish proficiency. Conclusions: DLL children's knowledge of multiple languages makes word reading a qualitatively different process relative to that of monolinguals. The effect of cross-linguistic activation on DLL children's English performance is discussed.
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