Voluntary language switching: When and why do bilinguals switch between their languages?

• Published in: Journal of memory and language Vol. 103; pp. 28 - 43
• Main Authors: de Bruin, Angela, Samuel, Arthur G., Duñabeitia, Jon Andoni
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 01.12.2018
• Subjects: Bilingualism; Cued language switching; Language control; Lexical access; Voluntary language switching; Language control; Bilingualism; Cued language switching; Voluntary language switching; Lexical access

•We examined when and why bilinguals switch voluntarily between languages.•Language choice and language switching were related to lexical access.•The voluntary and cued task showed longer RTs for switch than non-switch trials.•In the cued task, using two languages was more costly than using one (mix...