All Outputs (27)

Cross-language influences in L2 pre-lexical and lexical processing and acquisition (2023)
Book Chapter
Piasecki, A. E., & Dijkstra, T. (2023). Cross-language influences in L2 pre-lexical and lexical processing and acquisition. In I. Elgort, A. Siyanova-Chanturia, & M. Brysbaert (Eds.), Cross-language Influences in Second Language Acquisition and Processing: Interdisciplinary insights and perspectives (126-151). Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1075/bpa.16.06pia

We review how second language (L2) printed and spoken word recognition is affected by first language (L1) characteristics. First, sublexical word properties in bilingual word recognition are considered, in particular diacritical marks and Capital Let... Read More about Cross-language influences in L2 pre-lexical and lexical processing and acquisition.

Discourse-pragmatic markers, fillers and filled pauses: Pragmatic, cognitive, multimodal and sociolinguistic perspectives (2022)
Journal Article
Beeching, K., Howie, G., Kirjavainen, M., & Piasecki, A. E. (2022). Discourse-pragmatic markers, fillers and filled pauses: Pragmatic, cognitive, multimodal and sociolinguistic perspectives. Pragmatics and Cognition, 29(2), 181-194. https://doi.org/10.1075/pc.00025.bee

Despite being the object of considerable research effort over several decades, the status and function of discourse-pragmatic markers (DPMs), fillers and filled pause (FPs) continue to be at the forefront of an expanding field of scholarly debate.... Read More about Discourse-pragmatic markers, fillers and filled pauses: Pragmatic, cognitive, multimodal and sociolinguistic perspectives.

Re-examining the effects of word writing on vocabulary learning (2020)
Book Chapter
Webb, S., & Piasecki, A. E. (2020). Re-examining the effects of word writing on vocabulary learning. In Approaches to Teaching, Learning, Testing, Researching L2 Vocabulary (73-94). Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1075/bct.109.itl.00007.web

This study investigated the effects of word writing on vocabulary learning by comparing three conditions in which there was (a) limited time to write words, (b) unlimited time to write words, and (c) a non-writing word- picture pairs comparison. Non-... Read More about Re-examining the effects of word writing on vocabulary learning.

The effect of language-specific characteristics on English and Japanese speakers' ability to recall number information (2020)
Journal Article
Kirjavainen, M., Kite, Y., & Piasecki, A. E. (2020). The effect of language-specific characteristics on English and Japanese speakers' ability to recall number information. Cognitive Science, 44(12), Article e12923. https://doi.org/10.1111/cogs.12923

The current paper presents two experiments investigating the effect of presence versus absence of compulsory number marking in a native language on a speaker’s ability to recall number information from photos. In Experiment 1, monolingual English and... Read More about The effect of language-specific characteristics on English and Japanese speakers' ability to recall number information.

Re-examining the effects of word writing on vocabulary learning (2018)
Journal Article
Webb, S., & Piasecki, A. (2018). Re-examining the effects of word writing on vocabulary learning. ITL, 169(1), 72-94. https://doi.org/10.1075/itl.00007.web

This study investigated the effects of word writing on vocabulary learning by comparing three conditions in which there was (a) limited time to write words, (b) unlimited time to write words, and (c) a non-writing word-picture pairs comparison. Non-n... Read More about Re-examining the effects of word writing on vocabulary learning.

The impact of contrasting alphabetic scripts on reading English (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Iakovleva, T., Piasecki, A. E., & Dijkstra, T. (2015, March). The impact of contrasting alphabetic scripts on reading English. Paper presented at NetWordS Final Conference on Word Knowledge and Word Usage: Representations and Processes in the Mental Lexicon, Pisa, Italy

Are you reading what I am reading? The impact of contrasting alphabetic scripts on reading English (2015)
Journal Article
Iakovleva, T., Piasecki, A. E., & Dijkstra, T. (2015). Are you reading what I am reading? The impact of contrasting alphabetic scripts on reading English. CEUR Workshop Proceedings, 1347, 112-116

This study examines the impact of the crosslinguistic similarity of translation equivalents on word recognition by Russian-English bilinguals, who are fluent in languages with two different but partially overlapping writing systems. Current models fo... Read More about Are you reading what I am reading? The impact of contrasting alphabetic scripts on reading English.

Very Windy Wellington or Wery Vindy Vellington: Sublexical processing and speech production in German-English bilinguals (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Piasecki, A. E. (2014, October). Very Windy Wellington or Wery Vindy Vellington: Sublexical processing and speech production in German-English bilinguals

The phonetic encoding of /v/-/w/ in German-English bilinguals (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Piasecki, A., & Plag, I. (2014, September). The phonetic encoding of /v/-/w/ in German-English bilinguals. Paper presented at The Ninth International Conference on the Mental Lexicon, McMaster University, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada

How orthographic overlap in script affects cognate recognition in Russian-English bilinguals: A rating and an RT pilot study (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Iakovleva, T., Dijkstra, T., & Piasecki, A. (2014, September). How orthographic overlap in script affects cognate recognition in Russian-English bilinguals: A rating and an RT pilot study. Paper presented at The 24th annual conference of the European Second Language Association (EUROSLA), University of York, UK September 2014

Demystifying the bilingual mind (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Piasecki, A. E. (2014, May). Demystifying the bilingual mind

The effect of a bilingual learning mode on the establishment of lexical semantic representations in the L2 (2014)
Journal Article
Elgort, I., & Piasecki, A. E. (2014). The effect of a bilingual learning mode on the establishment of lexical semantic representations in the L2. Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 17(3), 572-588. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1366728913000588

Deliberate vocabulary learning is common in the L2, however, questions remain about most efficient and effective forms of this learning approach. Bilingual models of L2 word learning and processing can be used to make predictions about outcomes of le... Read More about The effect of a bilingual learning mode on the establishment of lexical semantic representations in the L2.

Bilingual reading strategies: Insights from interactions between orthography and phonology (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Piasecki, A. E. (2013, July). Bilingual reading strategies: Insights from interactions between orthography and phonology. Paper presented at Bilingual Minds, Bilingual Machines Summer school, Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK

Learning L2 words with L1 in mind (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Elgort, I., & Piasecki, A. E. (2013, June). Learning L2 words with L1 in mind. Paper presented at International Symposium on Bilingualism 9

Bilingual identity: Psycholinguistic considerations (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Piasecki, A. E. (2013, April). Bilingual identity: Psycholinguistic considerations. Paper presented at I-Mean 3: Identity and Language, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK

A visit to very windy Wellington: An examination of the phonetic encoding of /v/-/w/ in German-English bilinguals (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Piasecki, A. E., & Plag, I. (2013, January). A visit to very windy Wellington: An examination of the phonetic encoding of /v/-/w/ in German-English bilinguals. Paper presented at Variation and Language Processing 2, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand

Interactions between orthography and phonology in bilingual reading: The role of orthographic depth and L2 proficiency (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Piasecki, A. E. (2012, October). Interactions between orthography and phonology in bilingual reading: The role of orthographic depth and L2 proficiency. Paper presented at The Eighth International Conference on the Mental Lexicon, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

Behind the scenes of cognitive experimental SLA research (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Warren, P., Elgort, I., Larson, M., & Piasecki, A. E. (2010, December). Behind the scenes of cognitive experimental SLA research. Paper presented at 16th ALANZ Symposium, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

Mapping orthography to phonology in bilingual reading: different speakers, different needs? (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Piasecki, A. E. (2010, October). Mapping orthography to phonology in bilingual reading: different speakers, different needs?. Paper presented at NZILBB workshop, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand,

Bilinguals: Thinking in one language only: A dream or reality? (Invited talk) (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Piasecki, A. E. (2010, July). Bilinguals: Thinking in one language only: A dream or reality? (Invited talk). Presented at Bilinguals: Thinking in one language only: A dream or reality?, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA