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Publication Date: 2013-Apr
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The Bilingual Language Interaction Network for Comprehension of Speech
Shook, Anthony; Marian, Viorica
Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, v16 spec iss n2 p304-324 Apr 2013
During speech comprehension, bilinguals co-activate both of their languages, resulting in cross-linguistic interaction at various levels of processing. This interaction has important consequences for both the structure of the language system and the mechanisms by which the system processes spoken language. Using computational modeling, we can examine how cross-linguistic interaction affects language processing in a controlled, simulated environment. Here we present a connectionist model of bilingual language processing, the Bilingual Language Interaction Network for Comprehension of Speech (BLINCS), wherein interconnected levels of processing are created using dynamic, self-organizing maps. BLINCS can account for a variety of psycholinguistic phenomena, including cross-linguistic interaction at and across multiple levels of processing, cognate facilitation effects, and audio-visual integration during speech comprehension. The model also provides a way to separate two languages without requiring a global language-identification system. We conclude that BLINCS serves as a promising new model of bilingual spoken language comprehension.
Descriptors: Listening Comprehension, Language Processing, Bilingualism, Oral Language, Simulated Environment, Transfer of Training, Computational Linguistics, Simulation, Psycholinguistics, Sensory Integration, Visual Stimuli, Auditory Stimuli, Models, Networks, Cognitive Mapping
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