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¹Laboratory for Neuro- & Psychophysiology, Department of Neurosciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.

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Area of Science:

Psycholinguistics
Cognitive Neuroscience
Second Language Acquisition

Background:

Bilingual lexical access is debated: selective vs. non-selective processing.
Understanding how language mode affects first language (L1) processing is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate if a bilingual's language mode influences L1 processing.
To examine the effect of covert second language (L2) manipulation on L1 semantic priming.

Main Methods:

Event-related potentials (ERPs) were recorded during a semantic priming task.
A covert manipulation of L2 stimuli was employed using short and long presentation durations.
Participant awareness of L2 manipulation was assessed via interviews.

Main Results:

Short L2 stimulus presentation facilitated L1 processing, shown by reduced N400 amplitude for interlingual homographs.
This facilitation was absent with long L2 stimulus presentation.
Participant awareness and stimulus duration influenced language mode.

Conclusions:

Stimulus presentation duration and awareness of L2 manipulation affect bilingual language mode.
Language mode shifts influence L1 processing, supporting a dynamic model of bilingual cognition.