Ph. D., Pennsylvania State University
Research Interests
My research focuses on the cognitive processes related to language learning and use. In particular, I study bilingual language processing and representation as a way of understanding constraints on cognitive processing. For example, my current research is aimed at understanding the importance of overcoming one¹s first language for successful second language use (e.g., not making mistakes by directly translating from the first language to the second). I use high density event-related brain potential techniques in addition to more traditional measures, such as reaction time and accuracy, to examine this issue from the perspective of the biological basis of language learning.
Recent Publications
- Armstrong, B. C., Tokowicz, N., & Plaut, D. C. (in press). eDom: Norming software and relative meaning frequencies for 544 English homonyms. Behavior Research Methods.
- Presson, N., MacWhinney, B., & Tokowicz, N. (in press). Learning grammatical gender: The use of rules by novice learners. Applied Psycholinguistics.
- Degani, T., Prior, A., & Tokowicz, N. (2011). Bidirectional transfer: The effect of sharing a translation. Journal of Cognitive Psychology, 23, 18-28.
- Tolentino, L. C., & Tokowicz, N. (2011). Across languages, space, and time: A review of the role of cross-language similarity in L2 (morpho)syntactic processing as revealed by fMRI and ERP. Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 33, 1-34.
- Degani, T., & Tokowicz, N. (2010a). Ambiguous words are harder to learn. Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 13, 299-314.
- Degani, T., & Tokowicz, N. (2010b). Semantic ambiguity within and across languages: An integrative review. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 63, 1266-1303.
- Tokowicz, N., & Warren, T. (2010). Beginning adult L2 learners¹ sensitivity to morphosyntactic violations: A self-paced reading study. European Journal of Cognitive Psychology, 22, 1092-1106.
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