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  • 11 - Studying Bilingualism Through Eye-Tracking and Brain Imaging

  • from Part IV - Neuroscience of Bilingual Lexical Access
  • Edited by Roberto R. Heredia, Texas A & M University, Anna B. Cieślicka, Texas A & M University
  • Book:
    Bilingual Lexical Ambiguity Resolution
    Published online:
    24 December 2019
    Print publication:
    02 January 2020, pp 273-299

  • Summary

    Language is full of ambiguities, ranging from challenging phonetic contrasts to homophones and homographs. While some ambiguity is inherent in any language, the challenge of resolving linguistic conflicts is even greater for those who speak multiple languages. The question of how bilinguals represent and control their two languages has been addressed using various methodologies ranging from case studies of multilingual aphasics to advanced neuroimaging techniques. In this chapter, we focus on two methods in particular that have contributed to the understanding of bilingual cognition. First, we review evidence from eye-tracking studies demonstrating that bilinguals activate their two languages in parallel. We follow with a discussion of fMRI research investigating whether different languages have shared or separate representations in the brain. Finally, we examine the processes underlying language control and discuss the ways in which different methodologies can contribute to our understanding of bilingual language processing.