Paola Dussias
Professor of Spanish, Linguistics and Psychology, Penn State University
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The effect of exposure on syntactic parsing in Spanish–English bilinguals
Bilingualism: Language and Cognition / Mar 02, 2007
DUSSIAS, P. E., & SAGARRA, N. (2007). The effect of exposure on syntactic parsing in Spanish–English bilinguals. Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 10(01), 101. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1366728906002847
SYNTACTIC AMBIGUITY RESOLUTION IN L2 LEARNERS
Studies in Second Language Acquisition / Nov 24, 2003
Dussias, P. E. (2003). SYNTACTIC AMBIGUITY RESOLUTION IN L2 LEARNERS. Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 25(4), 529–557. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0272263103000238
Juggling Two Languages in One Mind
Psychology of Learning and Motivation / Jan 01, 2012
Kroll, J. F., Dussias, P. E., Bogulski, C. A., & Kroff, J. R. V. (2012). Juggling Two Languages in One Mind. Psychology of Learning and Motivation, 229–262. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-394393-4.00007-8
Bilingualism, Mind, and Brain
Annual Review of Linguistics / Jan 01, 2015
Kroll, J. F., Dussias, P. E., Bice, K., & Perrotti, L. (2015). Bilingualism, Mind, and Brain. Annual Review of Linguistics, 1(1), 377–394. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-linguist-030514-124937
WHEN GENDER AND LOOKING GO HAND IN HAND
Studies in Second Language Acquisition / Jun 01, 2013
Dussias, P. E., Valdés Kroff, J. R., Guzzardo Tamargo, R. E., & Gerfen, C. (2013). WHEN GENDER AND LOOKING GO HAND IN HAND. Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 35(2), 353–387. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0272263112000915
The Comprehension of Words and Sentences in Two Languages
The Handbook of Bilingualism and Multilingualism / Oct 03, 2012
Kroll, J. F., & Dussias, P. E. (2012). The Comprehension of Words and Sentences in Two Languages. The Handbook of Bilingualism and Multilingualism, 216–243. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118332382.ch9
Spanish–English L2 speakers’ use of subcategorization bias information in the resolution of temporary ambiguity during second language reading
Acta Psychologica / Jul 01, 2008
Dussias, P. E., & Cramer Scaltz, T. R. (2008). Spanish–English L2 speakers’ use of subcategorization bias information in the resolution of temporary ambiguity during second language reading. Acta Psychologica, 128(3), 501–513. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2007.09.004
When Language Switching has No Apparent Cost: Lexical Access in Sentence Context
Frontiers in Psychology / Jan 01, 2013
Gullifer, J. W., Kroll, J. F., & Dussias, P. E. (2013). When Language Switching has No Apparent Cost: Lexical Access in Sentence Context. Frontiers in Psychology, 4. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00278
Bilingual experience shapes language processing: Evidence from codeswitching
Journal of Memory and Language / Aug 01, 2017
Beatty-Martínez, A. L., & Dussias, P. E. (2017). Bilingual experience shapes language processing: Evidence from codeswitching. Journal of Memory and Language, 95, 173–189. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jml.2017.04.002
Effects of reading span and plausibility in the reanalysis of wh-gaps by Chinese-English second language speakers
Second Language Research / Sep 24, 2010
Dussias, P. E., & Piñar, P. (2010). Effects of reading span and plausibility in the reanalysis of wh-gaps by Chinese-English second language speakers. Second Language Research, 26(4), 443–472. https://doi.org/10.1177/0267658310373326
Uses of Eye-Tracking Data in Second Language Sentence Processing Research
Annual Review of Applied Linguistics / Mar 01, 2010
Dussias, P. E. (2010). Uses of Eye-Tracking Data in Second Language Sentence Processing Research. Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, 30, 149–166. https://doi.org/10.1017/s026719051000005x
Phonetic variation in bilingual speech: A lens for studying the production–comprehension link
Journal of Memory and Language / Aug 01, 2016
Fricke, M., Kroll, J. F., & Dussias, P. E. (2016). Phonetic variation in bilingual speech: A lens for studying the production–comprehension link. Journal of Memory and Language, 89, 110–137. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jml.2015.10.001
Interactional context mediates the consequences of bilingualism for language and cognition.
Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition / Jun 01, 2020
Beatty-Martínez, A. L., Navarro-Torres, C. A., Dussias, P. E., Bajo, M. T., Guzzardo Tamargo, R. E., & Kroll, J. F. (2020). Interactional context mediates the consequences of bilingualism for language and cognition. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 46(6), 1022–1047. https://doi.org/10.1037/xlm0000770
Parsing a first language like a second: The erosion of L1 parsing strategies in Spanish-English Bilinguals
International Journal of Bilingualism / Sep 01, 2004
Dussias, P. E. (2004). Parsing a first language like a second: The erosion of L1 parsing strategies in Spanish-English Bilinguals. International Journal of Bilingualism, 8(3), 355–371. https://doi.org/10.1177/13670069040080031001
The Benefits of Multilingualism to the Personal and Professional Development of Residents of the US
Foreign Language Annals / May 18, 2017
Kroll, J. F., & Dussias, P. E. (2017). The Benefits of Multilingualism to the Personal and Professional Development of Residents of the US. Foreign Language Annals, 50(2), 248–259. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/flan.12271
Cross-linguistic differences and their impact on L2 sentence processing
Bilingualism: Language and Cognition / Jan 01, 2009
JACKSON, C. N., & DUSSIAS, P. E. (2009). Cross-linguistic differences and their impact on L2 sentence processing. Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 12(1), 65–82. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1366728908003908
Experience with code-switching modulates the use of grammatical gender during sentence processing
Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism / Feb 01, 2016
Valdés Kroff, J. R., Dussias, P. E., Gerfen, C., Perrotti, L., & Bajo, M. T. (2016). Experience with code-switching modulates the use of grammatical gender during sentence processing. Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism, 7(2), 163–198. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1075/lab.15010.val
Examining the relationship between comprehension and production processes in code-switched language
Journal of Memory and Language / Aug 01, 2016
Guzzardo Tamargo, R. E., Valdés Kroff, J. R., & Dussias, P. E. (2016). Examining the relationship between comprehension and production processes in code-switched language. Journal of Memory and Language, 89, 138–161. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jml.2015.12.002
Negotiating Sociocultural and Institutional Contexts: The Case of Spanish–American Telecollaboration
Language and Intercultural Communication / Feb 15, 2005
O’Dowd, R. (2005). Negotiating Sociocultural and Institutional Contexts: The Case of Spanish–American Telecollaboration. Language and Intercultural Communication, 5(1), 40–56. https://doi.org/10.1080/14708470508668882
Titelei
Revista Internacional de Lingüística Iberoamericana / Dec 01, 2019
Titelei. (2019). Revista Internacional de Lingüística Iberoamericana, 17(34), I–II. https://doi.org/10.31819/rili-2019-frontmatter1734
Processing subject–verb agreement in a second language depends on proficiency
Bilingualism: Language and Cognition / Nov 30, 2009
HOSHINO, N., DUSSIAS, P. E., & KROLL, J. F. (2009). Processing subject–verb agreement in a second language depends on proficiency. Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 13(2), 87–98. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1366728909990034
The gender congruency effect during bilingual spoken-word recognition
Bilingualism: Language and Cognition / Apr 29, 2015
MORALES, L., PAOLIERI, D., DUSSIAS, P. E., VALDÉS KROFF, J. R., GERFEN, C., & BAJO, M. T. (2015). The gender congruency effect during bilingual spoken-word recognition. Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 19(2), 294–310. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1366728915000176
From the Field to the Lab: A Converging Methods Approach to the Study of Codeswitching
Languages / Jun 06, 2018
Beatty-Martínez, A., Valdés Kroff, J., & Dussias, P. (2018). From the Field to the Lab: A Converging Methods Approach to the Study of Codeswitching. Languages, 3(2), 19. https://doi.org/10.3390/languages3020019
Revisiting Masculine and Feminine Grammatical Gender in Spanish: Linguistic, Psycholinguistic, and Neurolinguistic Evidence
Frontiers in Psychology / Apr 05, 2019
Beatty-Martínez, A. L., & Dussias, P. E. (2019). Revisiting Masculine and Feminine Grammatical Gender in Spanish: Linguistic, Psycholinguistic, and Neurolinguistic Evidence. Frontiers in Psychology, 10. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00751
Clitic pronouns reveal the time course of processing gender and number in a second language
Neuropsychologia / Sep 01, 2014
Rossi, E., Kroll, J. F., & Dussias, P. E. (2014). Clitic pronouns reveal the time course of processing gender and number in a second language. Neuropsychologia, 62, 11–25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2014.07.002
Psycholinguistic complexity in codeswitching
International Journal of Bilingualism / Mar 01, 2001
Dussias, P. E. (2001). Psycholinguistic complexity in codeswitching. International Journal of Bilingualism, 5(1), 87–100. https://doi.org/10.1177/13670069010050010501
Deaf Readers as Bilinguals: An Examination of Deaf Readers’ Print Comprehension in Light of Current Advances in Bilingualism and Second Language Processing
Language and Linguistics Compass / Oct 01, 2011
Piñar, P., Dussias, P. E., & Morford, J. P. (2011). Deaf Readers as Bilinguals: An Examination of Deaf Readers’ Print Comprehension in Light of Current Advances in Bilingualism and Second Language Processing. Language and Linguistics Compass, 5(10), 691–704. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-818x.2011.00307.x
Codeswitching: A Bilingual Toolkit for Opportunistic Speech Planning
Frontiers in Psychology / Jul 17, 2020
Beatty-Martínez, A. L., Navarro-Torres, C. A., & Dussias, P. E. (2020). Codeswitching: A Bilingual Toolkit for Opportunistic Speech Planning. Frontiers in Psychology, 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01699
Experimental contributions of eye-tracking to the understanding of comprehension processes while hearing and reading code-switches
Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism / May 17, 2017
Valdés Kroff, J. R., Guzzardo Tamargo, R. E., & Dussias, P. E. (2017). Experimental contributions of eye-tracking to the understanding of comprehension processes while hearing and reading code-switches. Methodologies for Intra-Sentential Code-Switching Research, 8(1), 98–133. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1075/lab.16011.val
Usage frequencies of complement-taking verbs in Spanish and English: Data from Spanish monolinguals and Spanish—English bilinguals
Behavior Research Methods / Nov 01, 2010
Dussias, P. E., Marful, A., Gerfen, C., & Molina, M. T. B. (2010). Usage frequencies of complement-taking verbs in Spanish and English: Data from Spanish monolinguals and Spanish—English bilinguals. Behavior Research Methods, 42(4), 1004–1011. https://doi.org/10.3758/brm.42.4.1004
Mixing things up: How blocking and mixing affect the processing of codemixed sentences
International Journal of Bilingualism / Feb 05, 2018
Johns, M. A., Valdés Kroff, J. R., & Dussias, P. E. (2018). Mixing things up: How blocking and mixing affect the processing of codemixed sentences. International Journal of Bilingualism, 23(2), 584–611. https://doi.org/10.1177/1367006917752570
Language Use Across International Contexts: Shaping the Minds of L2 Speakers
Annual Review of Applied Linguistics / Sep 01, 2018
Kroll, J. F., Dussias, P. E., & Bajo, M. T. (2018). Language Use Across International Contexts: Shaping the Minds of L2 Speakers. Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, 38, 60–79. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0267190518000119
Laboratory Designs and Paradigms: Words, Sounds, and Sentences
The Blackwell Guide to Research Methods in Bilingualism and Multilingualism / Mar 06, 2009
Kroll, J. F., Gerfen, C., & Dussias, P. E. (2009). Laboratory Designs and Paradigms: Words, Sounds, and Sentences. The Blackwell Guide to Research Methods in Bilingualism and Multilingualism, 108–131. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781444301120.ch7
Referential choice in a second language: evidence for a listener-oriented approach
Language, Cognition and Neuroscience / Aug 19, 2016
Contemori, C., & Dussias, P. E. (2016). Referential choice in a second language: evidence for a listener-oriented approach. Language, Cognition and Neuroscience, 31(10), 1257–1272. https://doi.org/10.1080/23273798.2016.1220604
Using eye-tracking to study the on-line processing of case-marking information among intermediate L2 learners of German
International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching / May 01, 2012
Jackson, C. N., Dussias, P. E., & Hristova, A. (2012). Using eye-tracking to study the on-line processing of case-marking information among intermediate L2 learners of German. International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 50(2), 101–133. https://doi.org/10.1515/iral-2012-0005
Desirable difficulties while learning collocations in a second language: Conditions that induce L1 interference improve learning
Bilingualism: Language and Cognition / Oct 11, 2019
Pulido, M. F., & Dussias, P. E. (2019). Desirable difficulties while learning collocations in a second language: Conditions that induce L1 interference improve learning. Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 23(3), 652–667. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1366728919000622
Late Bilinguals Are Sensitive to Unique Aspects of Second Language Processing: Evidence from Clitic Pronouns Word-Order
Frontiers in Psychology / Mar 17, 2017
Rossi, E., Diaz, M., Kroll, J. F., & Dussias, P. E. (2017). Late Bilinguals Are Sensitive to Unique Aspects of Second Language Processing: Evidence from Clitic Pronouns Word-Order. Frontiers in Psychology, 8. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00342
Neural signatures of inhibitory control in intra-sentential code-switching: Evidence from fMRI
Journal of Neurolinguistics / Feb 01, 2021
Rossi, E., Dussias, P. E., Diaz, M., van Hell, J. G., & Newman, S. (2021). Neural signatures of inhibitory control in intra-sentential code-switching: Evidence from fMRI. Journal of Neurolinguistics, 57, 100938. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneuroling.2020.100938
The processing of morpho-syntactic parameters in late English-Spanish bilinguals: Behavioral and neurophysiological signatures of L2 processing
PsycEXTRA Dataset / Jan 01, 2011
Rossi, E., Dussias, P., & Kroll, J. F. (2011). The processing of morpho-syntactic parameters in late English-Spanish bilinguals: Behavioral and neurophysiological signatures of L2 processing. PsycEXTRA Dataset. https://doi.org/10.1037/e512592013-105
The role of the L1 in explaining observed L1/L2 differences during syntactic processing
PsycEXTRA Dataset / Jan 01, 2011
Dussias, P. (2011). The role of the L1 in explaining observed L1/L2 differences during syntactic processing. PsycEXTRA Dataset. https://doi.org/10.1037/e512592013-180
On the relationship between comprehension and production data in codeswitching
Romance Phonology and Variation / Jan 01, 2002
Dussias, P. (2002). On the relationship between comprehension and production data in codeswitching. Current Issues in Linguistic Theory, 27–38. https://doi.org/10.1075/cilt.217.05dus
What Language Experience Tells us about Cognition
The Handbook of the Neuroscience of Multilingualism / Feb 19, 2019
Dussias, P. E., Valdés Kroff, J. R., Beatty‐Martínez, A. L., & Johns, M. A. (2019). What Language Experience Tells us about Cognition. The Handbook of the Neuroscience of Multilingualism, 467–484. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119387725.ch23
Sensitivity to Verb Bias in American Sign Language-English Bilinguals
Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education / Apr 01, 2015
Anible, B., Twitchell, P., Waters, G. S., Dussias, P. E., Pinar, P., & Morford, J. P. (2015). Sensitivity to Verb Bias in American Sign Language-English Bilinguals. Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 20(3), 215–228. https://doi.org/10.1093/deafed/env007
Brain potentials reveal differential processing of masculine and feminine grammatical gender in native Spanish speakers
Psychophysiology / Dec 02, 2020
Beatty‐Martínez, A. L., Bruni, M. R., Bajo, M. T., & Dussias, P. E. (2020). Brain potentials reveal differential processing of masculine and feminine grammatical gender in native Spanish speakers. Psychophysiology, 58(3). Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.13737
Bilingual deaf readers’ use of semantic and syntactic cues in the processing of English relative clauses
Bilingualism: Language and Cognition / Jun 29, 2016
PIÑAR, P., CARLSON, M. T., MORFORD, J. P., & DUSSIAS, P. E. (2016). Bilingual deaf readers’ use of semantic and syntactic cues in the processing of English relative clauses. Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 20(5), 980–998. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1366728916000602
Acquisition of Reading in Second Language Spanish
The Handbook of Spanish Second Language Acquisition / Sep 24, 2013
Brantmeier, C. (2013). Acquisition of Reading in Second Language Spanish. The Handbook of Spanish Second Language Acquisition, 466–481. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118584347.ch26
Prediction at the Discourse Level in Spanish–English Bilinguals: An Eye-Tracking Study
Frontiers in Psychology / May 03, 2019
Contemori, C., & Dussias, P. E. (2019). Prediction at the Discourse Level in Spanish–English Bilinguals: An Eye-Tracking Study. Frontiers in Psychology, 10. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00956
Processing ser and estar to locate objects and events
Revista Española de Lingüística Aplicada/Spanish Journal of Applied Linguistics / Aug 08, 2014
Dussias, P. E., Contemori, C., & Román, P. (2014). Processing ser and estar to locate objects and events. Revista Española de Lingüística Aplicada/Spanish Journal of Applied Linguistics, 27(1), 54–86. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1075/resla.27.1.03dus
Distributional Patterns in Production Impact Comprehension: Evidence From Spanish-English Codeswitching
PsycEXTRA Dataset / Jan 01, 2013
Dussias, P. E., & Tamargo, R. E. G. (2013). Distributional Patterns in Production Impact Comprehension: Evidence From Spanish-English Codeswitching. PsycEXTRA Dataset. https://doi.org/10.1037/e633262013-151
The processing of subject pronouns in highly proficient L2 speakers of English
Glossa: a journal of general linguistics / Apr 17, 2020
Contemori, C., & Dussias, P. E. (2020). The processing of subject pronouns in highly proficient L2 speakers of English. Volume 5, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.5334/gjgl.972
Grammatical gender processing in L2 speakers of Spanish
Journal of Second Language Studies / May 07, 2018
Halberstadt, L., Valdés Kroff, J. R., & Dussias, P. E. (2018). Grammatical gender processing in L2 speakers of Spanish. Journal of Second Language Studies, 1(1), 5–30. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1075/jsls.17023.hal
Tuning to languages: experience-based approaches to the language science of bilingualism
Linguistics Vanguard / Jan 01, 2018
Beatty-Martínez, A. L., & Dussias, P. E. (2018). Tuning to languages: experience-based approaches to the language science of bilingualism. Linguistics Vanguard, 4(1). https://doi.org/10.1515/lingvan-2017-0034
Are All Code-Switches Processed Alike? Examining Semantic v. Language Unexpectancy
Frontiers in Psychology / Sep 03, 2020
Valdés Kroff, J. R., Román, P., & Dussias, P. E. (2020). Are All Code-Switches Processed Alike? Examining Semantic v. Language Unexpectancy. Frontiers in Psychology, 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.02138
Phasic pupillary responses reveal differential engagement of attentional control in bilingual spoken language processing
Scientific Reports / Dec 06, 2021
Beatty-Martínez, A. L., Guzzardo Tamargo, R. E., & Dussias, P. E. (2021). Phasic pupillary responses reveal differential engagement of attentional control in bilingual spoken language processing. Scientific Reports, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-03008-1
Chapter 4. Adaptive control and brain plasticity
Studies in Bilingualism / Jun 15, 2019
Beatty-Martínez, A. L., & Dussias, P. E. (2019). Chapter 4. Adaptive control and brain plasticity. Bilingualism, Executive Function, and Beyond, 49–66. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1075/sibil.57.04bea
Susceptibility to interference affects the second and the first language
Bilingualism: Language and Cognition / Oct 11, 2016
DUSSIAS, P. E., BEATTY-MARTÍNEZ, A. L., & PERROTTI, L. (2016). Susceptibility to interference affects the second and the first language. Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 20(4), 681–682. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1366728916001024
8. HOW PSYCHOLINGUISTICS CAN INFORM CONTACT LINGUISTICS: CONVERGING EVIDENCE AGAINST A DECREOLIZATION VIEW OF PALENQUERO
The Iberian Challenge / Dec 31, 2016
Dussias, P. E., Gullifer, J. W., & Poepsel, T. J. (2016). 8. HOW PSYCHOLINGUISTICS CAN INFORM CONTACT LINGUISTICS: CONVERGING EVIDENCE AGAINST A DECREOLIZATION VIEW OF PALENQUERO. The Iberian Challenge, 181–204. https://doi.org/10.31819/9783954878949-010
How Bilingualism Affects Syntactic Processing in The Native Language
The Oxford Handbook of Language Attrition / Jul 11, 2019
Dussias, P. E., Kroff, J. R. V., Johns, M., & Villegas, Á. (2019). How Bilingualism Affects Syntactic Processing in The Native Language. The Oxford Handbook of Language Attrition, 97–107. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198793595.013.9
The Neural Correlates of Conflict Detection and Resolution During Multiword Lexical Selection: Evidence from Bilinguals and Monolinguals
Brain Sciences / May 14, 2019
Pulido, M. F., & Dussias, P. E. (2019). The Neural Correlates of Conflict Detection and Resolution During Multiword Lexical Selection: Evidence from Bilinguals and Monolinguals. Brain Sciences, 9(5), 110. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci9050110
On the happy reunion of English philology and historical linguistics
Historical Linguistics and Philology
RISSANEN, M. (n.d.). On the happy reunion of English philology and historical linguistics. Historical Linguistics and Philology. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110847260.353
Structural priming in L2 Turkish
Second Language Acquisition of Turkish / May 19, 2016
Mercan, G. (2016). Structural priming in L2 Turkish. Language Acquisition and Language Disorders, 313–332. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1075/lald.59.12mer
When actions and looks don’t line up
Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism / Dec 17, 2018
Contemori, C., Pozzan, L., Galinsky, P., & Dussias, P. E. (2018). When actions and looks don’t line up. Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism, 10(5), 623–656. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1075/lab.18001.con
Comprehension patterns of two groups of Spanish-English bilingual codeswitchers
Spanish-English Codeswitching in the Caribbean and the US / Aug 26, 2016
Guzzardo Tamargo, R. E., & Dussias, P. E. (2016). Comprehension patterns of two groups of Spanish-English bilingual codeswitchers. Issues in Hispanic and Lusophone Linguistics, 301–322. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1075/ihll.11.13guz
Spanish Sentence Complement/Relative Clause Task
PsycTESTS Dataset / Jan 01, 2004
Demestre, J., & García-Albea, J. E. (2004). Spanish Sentence Complement/Relative Clause Task. PsycTESTS Dataset. https://doi.org/10.1037/t38911-000
Synthesis
The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition and Psycholinguistics / Oct 26, 2022
Dussias, P. E. (2022). Synthesis. The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition and Psycholinguistics, 268–277. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003018872-25
Cognate facilitation effect during auditory comprehension of a second language: A visual world eye-tracking study
International Journal of Bilingualism / Jan 27, 2022
Andras, F., Rivera, M., Bajo, T., Dussias, P. E., & Paolieri, D. (2022). Cognate facilitation effect during auditory comprehension of a second language: A visual world eye-tracking study. International Journal of Bilingualism, 26(4), 405–425. https://doi.org/10.1177/13670069211033359
Access to verb bias and plausibility information during syntactic processing in adult Spanish–English bilinguals
Bilingualism: Language and Cognition / Nov 09, 2021
Román, P., Kaan, E., & Dussias, P. E. (2021). Access to verb bias and plausibility information during syntactic processing in adult Spanish–English bilinguals. Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 25(3), 417–429. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1366728921000924
Language contact in the lab
The Routledge Handbook of Language Contact / Jul 13, 2020
Dussias, P. E., Kroll, J. F., Fricke, M., & Johns, M. A. (2020). Language contact in the lab. The Routledge Handbook of Language Contact, 28–45. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351109154-4
The Null Subject Parameter in Language Acquisition
The Null Subject Parameter / Jan 01, 1989
Hyams, N. (1989). The Null Subject Parameter in Language Acquisition. Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory, 215–238. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2540-3_7
Comparing Single-Word Insertions and Multi-Word Alternations in Bilingual Speech: Insights from Pupillometry
Languages / Oct 20, 2022
Johns, M. A., & Dussias, P. E. (2022). Comparing Single-Word Insertions and Multi-Word Alternations in Bilingual Speech: Insights from Pupillometry. Languages, 7(4), 267. https://doi.org/10.3390/languages7040267
The effects of information structure in the processing of word order variation in the second language
Second Language Research / Feb 15, 2021
López-Beltrán, P., Johns, M. A., Dussias, P. E., Lozano, C., & Palma, A. (2021). The effects of information structure in the processing of word order variation in the second language. Second Language Research, 38(3), 639–670. https://doi.org/10.1177/0267658321992461
Of revistas and magacínes
Journal of Second Language Studies / Aug 20, 2021
Johns, M. A., & Dussias, P. E. (2021). Of revistas and magacínes. Studies of Bilingual Processing Presented to Kenneth I. Forster, 4(2), 375–411. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1075/jsls.21010.joh
Making a case for language study in the US
Multilingual Perspectives from Europe and Beyond on Language Policy and Practice / Jul 28, 2021
Kroll, J. F., Prieto, C. L., & Dussias, P. E. (2021). Making a case for language study in the US. Multilingual Perspectives from Europe and Beyond on Language Policy and Practice, 156–174. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429351075-11
Priming and persistence in bilinguals: What codeswitching tells us about lexical priming in sentential contexts*
Bilingualism: Language and Cognition / Mar 19, 2021
Johns, M. A., Rodrigo, L., Guzzardo Tamargo, R. E., Winneg, A., & Dussias, P. E. (2021). Priming and persistence in bilinguals: What codeswitching tells us about lexical priming in sentential contexts*. Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 24(4), 681–693. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1366728921000080
L1-Korean speakers’ definiteness processing in L2 English: A visual world paradigm eye tracking study
Bilingualism: Language and Cognition / Dec 09, 2022
Ahn, H., & Song, M.-J. (2022). L1-Korean speakers’ definiteness processing in L2 English: A visual world paradigm eye tracking study. Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1366728922000840
Encompassing Multiple Perspectives in Code-Switching Research
PsycCRITIQUES / Jan 01, 2010
Dussias, P. E., & Kroff, J. V. (2010). Encompassing Multiple Perspectives in Code-Switching Research. PsycCRITIQUES, 55(1). https://doi.org/10.1037/a0018343
Production, processing, and prediction in bilingual codeswitching
Psychology of Learning and Motivation / Jan 01, 2023
Valdés Kroff, J. R., & Dussias, P. E. (2023). Production, processing, and prediction in bilingual codeswitching. Psychology of Learning and Motivation. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.plm.2023.02.004
Just to be safe: Listeners use redundant phonetic information to distinguish unsuffixed from suffixed nouns
Feb 24, 2023
Cohen, C., Carlson, M., & Dussias, P. E. (2023). Just to be safe: Listeners use redundant phonetic information to distinguish unsuffixed from suffixed nouns. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/uy823
Eye-Tracking Methods in Child SLA Research
Research Methods for Understanding Child Second Language Development / Jul 26, 2022
Dussias, P. E., & Miller, K. (2022). Eye-Tracking Methods in Child SLA Research. Research Methods for Understanding Child Second Language Development, 121–143. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780367815783-8
When exceptions matter: bilinguals regulate their dominant language to exploit structural constraints in sentence production
Language, Cognition and Neuroscience / Aug 03, 2022
Navarro-Torres, C. A., Dussias, P. E., & Kroll, J. F. (2022). When exceptions matter: bilinguals regulate their dominant language to exploit structural constraints in sentence production. Language, Cognition and Neuroscience, 38(2), 217–242. https://doi.org/10.1080/23273798.2022.2105915
Are all code-switches processed the same? Examining semantic v. language unexpectancy
Mar 01, 2020
Valdés Kroff, J., Roman, P., & Dussias, P. E. (2020). Are all code-switches processed the same? Examining semantic v. language unexpectancy. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/k9wpn
Corrigendum to “Bilingual experience shapes language processing: Evidence from codeswitching” [J. Memory Lang. 95 (2017) 173–189]
Journal of Memory and Language / Apr 01, 2018
Beatty-Martínez, A. L., & Dussias, P. E. (2018). Corrigendum to “Bilingual experience shapes language processing: Evidence from codeswitching” [J. Memory Lang. 95 (2017) 173–189]. Journal of Memory and Language, 99, 151. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jml.2017.07.011
When cognate status produces no benefits
Bilingualism / Dec 04, 2017
Dussias, P. E., Valdés Kroff, J. R., & Guzzardo Tamargo, R. E. (2017). When cognate status produces no benefits. Bilingual Processing and Acquisition, 143–180. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1075/bpa.6.07dus
Alternancia de Códigos
Enciclopedia de Lingüística Hispánica / Jan 29, 2016
Dussias, P. E., & Tamargo, R. E. G. (2016). Alternancia de Códigos. Enciclopedia de Lingüística Hispánica, 1-264-1–273. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315713441-97
Education
University of Arizona
PhD, Second Language Acquisition / 1997
Universidad Metropolitana
PhD, Modern Languages / 1985
Experience
Penn State University
Professor of Spanish, Linguistics and Psychology / 2013 — Present
Penn State University
Assistant Professor / 2001 — 2013
University of Illinois
Assistant Professor of Spanish and Second Language Acquisition / 1996 — 2001
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