Cognitive and Linguistic Predictors of Language Control in Bilingual Children.

ABSTRACT: In order to communicate effectively with a variety of conversation partners and in a variety of settings, bilingual children must develop language control, the ability to control which language is used for production. Past work has focused on linguistic skills as the limiting factor in children's ability to control their language choice, while cognitive control has been the focus of adult models of language control. The current study examined the effects of both language ability and cognitive control on language control in 4-6 year old Spanish/English bilingual children with a broad range of language skills, including those with low skills in both languages. To measure language control, children participated in an interactive scripted confederate dialogue paradigm in which they took turns

SUBMITTER: Gross MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7248219 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature