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The representations of (and the relationships between) the first (L1) and second (L2) language are studied in a very simple paradigm. When one of the languages is used in isolation, the mechanisms involved in reading are quite similar. When both languages are tested, L1 is more left lateralized.
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This study shows that there are contexts in which the representations of languages (or the executive mechanisms involved in their control) differ significantly.
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This page is a summary of: Co-lateralized bilingual mechanisms for reading in single and dual language contexts: evidence from visual half-field processing of action words in proficient bilinguals, Frontiers in Psychology, August 2015, Frontiers,
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01159.
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