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Publication details [#35994]

Segalowitz, Norman. 1991. Does advanced skill in a second language reduce automaticity in the first language? Language Learning 41 (1) : 59–83.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

automaticity | bilingualism | language loss | language proficiency | second language acquisition

Place, Publisher

The University of Michigan

Journal WWW

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Annotation

This study suggests that first language performance, and in particular automatic word recognition, remains unaffected by advanced second language skills. First language controlled word processing, on the contrary, might be affected by high second language skills.