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Area of Science:

  • Psycholinguistics
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Second Language Acquisition

Background:

  • Bilinguals exhibit parallel activation of languages in their mental lexicon.
  • The precise role of the non-target language (L1) in target language (L2) processing remains under investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the involvement of L1 translation in L2 word processing.
  • To explore how task demands and L2 proficiency modulate L1 involvement.

Main Methods:

  • Employed semantic relatedness judgment and lexical decision tasks with intermediate bilinguals.
  • Recruited participants with varying L2 proficiency levels.

Main Results:

  • L1 translation significantly influenced bilinguals' task performance, indicating active involvement beyond a byproduct.
  • Higher L2 proficiency correlated with greater benefits from L1 translation.
  • Task demands affected the depth of L1 translation involvement: partial in one task, full in another.

Conclusions:

  • L1 translation is actively involved in L2 word processing, not merely incidental.
  • Increased L2 proficiency facilitates better utilization of L1 translation resources.
  • Task demands modulate the extent of L1 translation engagement in bilinguals' L2 processing.