Competing Structures in the Bilingual Mind

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This volume merges psycholinguistic experiments with typological investigations to explore verb-number agreement in bilingual speakers, particularly focusing on Turkish. It begins by examining which linguistic structures challenge bilingual speakers and evaluates this through the lens of optional verb number agreement. The work delves into how the bilingual mind navigates complex grammatical structures that require significant processing resources, aiming to establish a processing-based linguistic framework for bilingualism. Starting with a comprehensive review of existing research on interface phenomena in bilingualism, the volume presents two studies on distinct linguistic interface types: semantics-syntax and syntax-pragmatics. These studies address gaps in bilingualism research related to interface phenomena. The findings are integrated with current theoretical knowledge to offer new psycholinguistic insights into the bilingual mind, particularly highlighting how the grammar of bilingual speakers is influenced by cross-linguistic tendencies. Ultimately, this work provides a cohesive account and thorough conclusions regarding the non-native-like grammatical patterns observed in bilingual speakers. It serves as a valuable resource for researchers in bilingualism, clinical linguistics, cognitive science, experimental linguistics, and those specializing in Turkic or Altaic languages.