Browsing BCBL by Author "Martin, Clara D."
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Activating words without language: beta and theta oscillations reflect lexical access and control processes during verbal and non-verbal object recognition tasks
Branzi, Francesca M.; Martin, Clara D.; Biau, Emmanuel (OXFORD, 2023)The intention to name an object modulates neural responses during object recognition tasks. However, the nature of this modulation is still unclear. We established whether a core operation in language, i.e. lexical access, ... -
An ERP investigation of accented isolated single word processing
Thomas, Trisha; Martin, Clara D.; Caffarra, Sendy (ELSEVIER, 2022)Previous studies show that there are differences in native and non-native speech processing (Lev-Ari, 2018). However, less is known about the differences between processing native and dialectal accents. Is dialectal processing ... -
Breaking Down the Bilingual Cost in Speech Production
Sadat, Jasmin; Martin, Clara D.; Magnuson, James S.; Alario, Françoi-Xabier; Costa, Albert (Cognitive Science, 2016)Bilinguals have been shown to perform worse than monolinguals in a variety of verbal tasks. This study investigated this bilingual verbal cost in a large-scale picture-naming study conducted in Spanish. We explored how ... -
Cross-linguistic transfer in bilingual reading is item specific
Lallier, Marie; Martin, Clara D.; Acha Morcillo, Joana ; Carreiras, Manuel (Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 2021)The grain size of orthographic representations prompted by a consistent orthography (like Spanish or Basque) increases if reading is simultaneously learned in another language with an inconsistent orthography (like ... -
Cross-modal noise compensation in audiovisual words
Baart, Martijn; Armstrong, Blair C.; Martin, Clara D.; Frost, Ram; Carreiras, Manuel (Scientific Reports, 2017)Perceiving linguistic input is vital for human functioning, but the process is complicated by the fact that the incoming signal is often degraded. However, humans can compensate for unimodal noise by relying on simultaneous ... -
Déjà-lu: When Orthographic Representations are Generated in the Absence of Orthography
Jevtović, Mina; Antzaka, Alexia; Martin, Clara D. (UBIQUITY PRESS, 2023)When acquiring novel spoken words, English-speaking children generate preliminary orthographic representations even before seeing the words’ spellings (Wegener et al., 2018). Interestingly, these orthographic skeletons are ... -
Exploring Different Types of Inhibition During Bilingual Language Production
Borragan, Maria; Martin, Clara D.; de Bruin, Angela; Duñabeitia, Jon Andoni (Frontiers in Psychology, 2018)Multilinguals have to control their languages constantly to produce accurate verbal output. They have to inhibit possible lexical competitors not only from the target language, but also from non-target languages. Bilinguals’ ... -
Foreign-accented speech modulates linguistic anticipatory processes
Romero-Rivas, Carlos; Martin, Clara D.; Costa, Albert (Neuropsychologia, 2016)Listeners are able to anticipate upcoming words during sentence comprehension, and, as a result, they also pre-activate semantically related words. In the present study, we aim at exploring whether these anticipatory ... -
Functional connectivity reveals dissociable ventrolateral prefrontal mechanisms for the control of multilingual word retrieval
Branzi, Francesca M.; Martin, Clara D.; Carreiras, Manuel; Paz-alonso, Pedro M. (Human Brain Mapping, 2020)This functional magnetic resonance imaging study established that different portions of the ventrolateral prefrontal cortex (vlPFC) support reactive and proactive language control processes during multilingual word retrieval. ... -
Gepo with a G, or Jepo with a J? Skilled Readers Generate Orthographic Expectations for Novel Spoken Words Even When Spelling is Uncertain
Jevtović, Mina; Antzaka, Alexia; Martin, Clara D. (WILEY, 2022)English-speaking children and adults generate orthographic skeletons (i.e., preliminary orthographic representations) solely from aural exposure to novel words. The present study examined whether skilled readers generate ... -
Hierarchical levels of representation in language prediction: The influence of first language acquisition in highly proficient bilinguals
Molinaro, Nicola; Giannelli, Francesco; Caffarra, Sendy; Martin, Clara D. (Cognition, 2017)Language comprehension is largely supported by predictive mechanisms that account for the ease and speed with which communication unfolds. Both native and proficient non-native speakers can efficiently handle contextual ... -
Holiday or vacation? The processing of variation in vocabulary across dialects
Martin, Clara D.; Garcia, Xavier; Potter, Douglas; Melinger, Alissa; Costa, Albert (Language, Cognition and Neuroscience, 2016)Native speakers with different linguistic backgrounds differ in their usage of language, and particularly in their vocabulary. For instance, British natives would use the word "holiday" when American natives would prefer ... -
In Search of Variables Explaining Individual Differences in Second Language Learning and Processing: A Commentary on “The Neurocognitive Underpinnings of Second Language Processing: Knowledge Gains From the Past and Future Outlook”
Martin, Clara D.; Stoehr, Antje (WILEY, 2023)In her review article “The Neurocognitive Underpinnings of Second LanguageProcessing: Knowledge Gains from the Past and Future Outlook,” Distin-guished Professor Janet van Hell presented a rigorous review of the mostprominent ... -
Inhibitory and facilitatory effects of phonological and orthographic similarity on L2 word recognition across modalities in bilinguals
Frances, Candice; Navarra‑Barindelli, Eugenia; Martin, Clara D. (Scientific Reports, 2021)Language perception studies on bilinguals often show that words that share form and meaning across languages (cognates) are easier to process than words that share only meaning. This facilitatory phenomenon is known as the ... -
Interference between non-native languages during trilingual language production
de Bruin, Angela; Hoversten, Liv J.; Martin, Clara D. (ELSEVIER, 2023)Most research on multilingual language control has focused on a bilingual’s first (L1) and second (L2) languages. Studies on third language (L3) acquisition suggest that, despite the L1 being more proficient, L3 ... -
Is repairing speech errors an automatic or a controlled process? Insights from the relationship between error and repair probabilities in English and Spanish
Nozari, Nazbanou; Martin, Clara D.; McCloskey, Nicholas (Language, Cognition and Neuroscience, 2019)Speakers can correct their speech errors, but the mechanisms behind repairs are still unclear. Some findings, such as the speed of repairs and speakers’ occasional unawareness of them, point to an automatic repair process. ... -
I’m Doing Better on My Own: Social Inhibition in Vocabulary Learning in Adults
Martin, Clara D.; Underwood, Amy; Molinaro, Nicola (Frontiers in Psychology, 2019)Vocabulary learning is better achieved by children facing a teacher than when presented to the same teacher through video (so-called “video deficit” effect), which has significant implications for toddlers’ education. Since ... -
Language control in bilingual production: Insights from error rate and error type in sentence production
Martin, Clara D.; Nozari, Nazbanou (Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 2021)Most research showing that cognates are named faster than non-cognates has focused on isolated word production which might not realistically reflect cognitive demands in sentence production. Here, we explored whether ... -
Noise Modulates Crosslinguistic Effects on Second-Language Auditory Word Recognition
Guediche, Sara; Navarra-Barindelli, Eugenia; Martin, Clara D. (ASHA, 2023)Purpose: This study investigates whether crosslinguistic effects on auditory word recognition are modulated by the quality of the auditory signal (clear and noisy). Method: In an online experiment, a group of Spanish–English ... -
Not all errors are the same: ERP sensitivity to error typicality in foreign accented speech perception
Caffarra, Sendy; Martin, Clara D. (Cortex, 2019)Intercultural communication has become more and more frequent in the recent globalized society.When native listeners try to understand non-native speakers, they have to deal with different types of grammatical errors, ...