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Bilingualism and increased attention to speech: Evidence from event-related potentials

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Bilingualism and increased attention to speech: Evidence from event-related potentials. / Kuipers, J.R.; Thierry, G.
In: Brain and Language, Vol. 149, 10.2015, p. 27-32.

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Kuipers, JR & Thierry, G 2015, 'Bilingualism and increased attention to speech: Evidence from event-related potentials', Brain and Language, vol. 149, pp. 27-32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bandl.2015.07.004

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Kuipers, J. R., & Thierry, G. (2015). Bilingualism and increased attention to speech: Evidence from event-related potentials. Brain and Language, 149, 27-32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bandl.2015.07.004

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Kuipers JR, Thierry G. 2015. Bilingualism and increased attention to speech: Evidence from event-related potentials. Brain and Language. 149:27-32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bandl.2015.07.004

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Kuipers, J.R. and G. Thierry. "Bilingualism and increased attention to speech: Evidence from event-related potentials". Brain and Language. 2015, 149. 27-32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bandl.2015.07.004

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Kuipers JR, Thierry G. Bilingualism and increased attention to speech: Evidence from event-related potentials. Brain and Language. 2015 Oct;149:27-32. Epub 2015 Jul 13. doi: 10.1016/j.bandl.2015.07.004

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Kuipers, J.R. ; Thierry, G. / Bilingualism and increased attention to speech: Evidence from event-related potentials. In: Brain and Language. 2015 ; Vol. 149. pp. 27-32.

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TY - JOUR

T1 - Bilingualism and increased attention to speech: Evidence from event-related potentials

AU - Kuipers, J.R.

AU - Thierry, G.

PY - 2015/10

Y1 - 2015/10

N2 - A number of studies have shown that from an early age, bilinguals outperform their monolingual peers on executive control tasks. We previously found that bilingual children and adults also display greater attention to unexpected language switches within speech. Here, we investigated the effect of a bilingual upbringing on speech perception in one language. We recorded monolingual and bilingual toddlers’ event-related potentials (ERPs) to spoken words preceded by pictures. Words matching the picture prime elicited an early frontal positivity in bilingual participants only, whereas later ERP amplitudes associated with semantic processing did not differ between groups. These results add to the growing body of evidence that bilingualism increases overall attention during speech perception whilst semantic integration is unaffected.

AB - A number of studies have shown that from an early age, bilinguals outperform their monolingual peers on executive control tasks. We previously found that bilingual children and adults also display greater attention to unexpected language switches within speech. Here, we investigated the effect of a bilingual upbringing on speech perception in one language. We recorded monolingual and bilingual toddlers’ event-related potentials (ERPs) to spoken words preceded by pictures. Words matching the picture prime elicited an early frontal positivity in bilingual participants only, whereas later ERP amplitudes associated with semantic processing did not differ between groups. These results add to the growing body of evidence that bilingualism increases overall attention during speech perception whilst semantic integration is unaffected.

U2 - 10.1016/j.bandl.2015.07.004

DO - 10.1016/j.bandl.2015.07.004

M3 - Article

VL - 149

SP - 27

EP - 32

JO - Brain and Language

JF - Brain and Language

SN - 0093-934X

ER -