A comparison of language control while switching within versus between languages in younger and older adults.

ABSTRACT: Word retrieval during language production slows down with age. However, bilinguals also require language control to manage language competition, in particular when switching languages to cues. The current study examined how this bilingual language control differs between younger and older adults. It also compared bilingual control, and age-group differences, to control that might be applied when alternating between responses within one language. In Experiment 1, 40 younger and 40 older monolingual adults completed a task alternating between noun and verb responses to pictures. The task showed costs associated with language control but these did not differ between age groups. Experiment 2 was completed by 50 older and 50 younger bilingual adults. Older adults showed larger switching costs t

SUBMITTER: de Bruin A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10555994 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature