Lexical retrieval difficulty in bilingual speakers with and without pathology
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Mira Goral
Abstract
Difficulty retrieving words that are known to the speaker is common in certain pathologies, such as aphasia and dementia, but may also occur in apathological change associated with healthy aging and with first language attrition. This chapter reviews findings from bilingual individuals who experience compromised lexical retrieval, focusing on three sub-populations. We first review lexical change in the first language of healthy bilingual adults who are immersed in their second language. Studies of bilingual speakers who acquire aphasia resulting from brain damage are then reviewed, demonstrating the complex influence of a variety of speaker- and language-related variables. Finally, data from studies with older bilinguals who experience typical and pathological aging-related language change are addressed. These three sources of evidence highlight the dynamic nature of the mental lexicon and the complex nature of lexical change in adulthood.
Abstract
Difficulty retrieving words that are known to the speaker is common in certain pathologies, such as aphasia and dementia, but may also occur in apathological change associated with healthy aging and with first language attrition. This chapter reviews findings from bilingual individuals who experience compromised lexical retrieval, focusing on three sub-populations. We first review lexical change in the first language of healthy bilingual adults who are immersed in their second language. Studies of bilingual speakers who acquire aphasia resulting from brain damage are then reviewed, demonstrating the complex influence of a variety of speaker- and language-related variables. Finally, data from studies with older bilinguals who experience typical and pathological aging-related language change are addressed. These three sources of evidence highlight the dynamic nature of the mental lexicon and the complex nature of lexical change in adulthood.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents vii
- Author information ix
- Prologue xiii
- The dynamic lexicon 1
- Languages without borders 7
- The bilingual lexicon 27
- Mechanisms underlying word learning in second language acquisition 49
- The bilingual mental lexicon 73
- Non-selective language activation and bilingualism as the default mental lexicon 103
- The influence of contextual cues on representations in the mental lexicon for bilinguals 123
- When cognate status produces no benefits 143
- Lexical retrieval difficulty in bilingual speakers with and without pathology 181
- Morphological integration and the bilingual lexicon 197
- Morphological processing in old-age bilinguals 217
- Index 249
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents vii
- Author information ix
- Prologue xiii
- The dynamic lexicon 1
- Languages without borders 7
- The bilingual lexicon 27
- Mechanisms underlying word learning in second language acquisition 49
- The bilingual mental lexicon 73
- Non-selective language activation and bilingualism as the default mental lexicon 103
- The influence of contextual cues on representations in the mental lexicon for bilinguals 123
- When cognate status produces no benefits 143
- Lexical retrieval difficulty in bilingual speakers with and without pathology 181
- Morphological integration and the bilingual lexicon 197
- Morphological processing in old-age bilinguals 217
- Index 249
