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The bilingual effect on Boston Naming Test performance.

Tamar H Gollan¹, Christine Fennema-Notestine, Rosa I Montoya

¹University of California San Diego, Department of Psychiatry, California 92093-0949, USA.

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS

|February 9, 2007

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Older bilinguals

Area of Science:

Cognitive Neuroscience
Psycholinguistics
Aging Studies

Background:

Bilingualism impacts cognitive processes, including language production in aging adults.
Understanding naming performance in older bilinguals is crucial for assessing cognitive status.
The Boston Naming Test (BNT) is a standard tool for evaluating confrontational naming abilities.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate how proficiency in two languages affects picture-naming performance in older bilingual individuals.
To compare naming accuracy and scoring benefits between balanced and unbalanced bilinguals.
To explore the influence of cognates on naming performance across different proficiency levels.

Main Methods:

Twenty-nine aging Spanish-English bilinguals (mean age 74.0) participated.

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Participants completed the Boston Naming Test (BNT) first in their dominant and then in their less-dominant language.

Performance was analyzed based on language proficiency balance and the presence of cognate word pairs.

Main Results:

Relatively balanced bilinguals achieved higher naming scores when performance in either language was considered.
Balanced bilinguals named fewer items in their dominant language and benefited more from cognate names.
Unbalanced bilinguals showed limited benefit from either-language scoring and cognate effects were mainly in their nondominant language.

Conclusions:

Language proficiency balance significantly influences picture-naming performance and scoring interpretation in older bilinguals.
The study highlights the importance of considering bilingual language experience when assessing cognitive function in aging populations.
Findings contribute to developing more accurate models of bilingual language processing and neuropsychological assessment.