Language abilities, not cognitive control, predict language mixing behavior in bilingual speakers with aphasia

CONCLUSIONS: Linguistic factors such as pre- and post-stroke self-rated language proficiency and level of language impairment due to aphasia were found to predict LM frequency in L1-Russian and in L2-Hebrew. Cognitive abilities did not predict LM frequency. Based on our findings, we suggest that LM behavior in BiPWAs might be primarily related to language skills in L1 and L2, rather than to cognitive control impairments.PMID:37579674 | DOI:10.1016/j.jcomdis.2023.106367
Source: Journal of Communication Disorders - Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Source Type: research