AUTHOR=Yu Ziying , Schwieter John W. 

TITLE=Recognizing the Effects of Language Mode on the Cognitive Advantages of Bilingualism

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology

VOLUME=9

YEAR=2018

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00366

DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00366

ISSN=1664-1078

ABSTRACT=<p>For bilinguals, it is argued that a cognitive advantage can be linked to the constant management and need for conflict resolution that occurs when the two languages are co-activated (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B3">Bialystok, 2015</xref>). Language mode (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B22">Grosjean, 1998</xref>, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B23">2001</xref>) is a significant variable that defines and shapes the language experiences of bilinguals and consequently, the cognitive advantages of bilingualism. Previous work, however, has not sufficiently tested the effects of language mode on the bilingual experience. In this brief conceptual analysis, we discuss the significance of language mode in bilingual work on speech perception, production, and reading. We offer possible explanations for conflicting findings and ways in which future work should control for its modulating effects.</p>