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Examining Bilingual Language Control Using the Stroop Task
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The interactive effect of L2 proficiency and interpreting experience on cognitive control
1School of Foreign Studies, Jiangxi Normal University, 99 Ziyang Avenue, Nanchang, 330022, Jiangxi, China.
Journal of Psycholinguistic Research
|April 9, 2026
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