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  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Second Language Acquisition

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  • Managing first-language (L1) interference is crucial for second language (L2) achievement, particularly in bilinguals.
  • Previous research primarily focused on same-script bilinguals, leaving different-script bilinguals understudied.
  • Executive functions (EF) and language control are increasingly linked to interference management.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate L1 interference in different-script bilinguals (Arabic-Hebrew).
  • To examine the roles of L2 proficiency and executive functions in predicting L1 interference.
  • To explore potential differences in lexical versus syntactic interference management.

Main Methods:

  • Seventy Arabic-Hebrew bilingual university students participated.
  • Lexical interference was measured using a cross-modal semantic similarity judgment task with false cognates.
  • Syntactic interference was assessed via self-paced reading and grammaticality judgments on differing syntactic structures.
  • Executive functions were tested using Stroop and task switching paradigms.

Main Results:

  • Significant L1 interference was observed in both lexical and syntactic domains, irrespective of script differences.
  • No correlation was found between lexical and syntactic interference effects.
  • Neither type of interference showed a relationship with domain-general executive functions.
  • Higher L2 proficiency correlated with reduced offline susceptibility to syntactic interference, but not lexical.

Conclusions:

  • L1 interference management appears to involve partially independent mechanisms for lexical and syntactic domains.
  • Domain-general executive functions may not be the primary drivers of L1 interference management in this population.
  • L2 proficiency plays a role in mitigating syntactic interference, highlighting its importance in L2 processing.