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ArticleNeuropsychology2024

Sprinting in two languages: Picture naming performance of older Spanish-English bilinguals on the Multilingual Naming Test Sprint 2.0.

Tamar H Gollan, Dalia L Garcia, Mayra Murillo, Jocelyn Vargas, Brandon Pulido, David P Salmon

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Article in Neuropsychology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. The MINT Sprint 2.0: a Picture Naming Test for Detection of Naming Impairments in ΜCI Due or Not to AD, Greek Version.Archives of clinical neuropsychology : the official journal of the National Academy of Neuropsychologists · 2026
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  3. Development and validation of novel cognitive tests in Mandarin-speaking older Americans.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2026
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6 authors.

Tamar H GollanDepartment of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego.ORCID 0000-0003-4933-2594
Dalia L GarciaJoint Doctoral Program in Language and Communicative Disorders, San Diego State University/University of California, San Diego.ORCID 0000-0002-1478-5641
Mayra MurilloDepartment of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego.
Jocelyn VargasDepartment of Neurosciences, Shiley-Marcos Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, University of California, San Diego.
Brandon PulidoDepartment of Neurosciences, Shiley-Marcos Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, University of California, San Diego.
David P SalmonDepartment of Neurosciences, Shiley-Marcos Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, University of California, San Diego.

Funding

VIRUS-INDUCED BRAIN PATHOLOGYP50AG005131 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI GOLLAN, TAMAR · 1985 to 2018
$55.4M
Language Switching with Alzheimer's DiseaseR01AG076415 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI Tamar Gollan · 2022 to 2026
$2.5M
Speech Markers of Cognition in Aging BilingualismF31AG077915 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI GARCIA, DALIA · 2022 to 2024
$125k
National Science FoundationNIA NIH HHS F31 AG077915NIA NIH HHS P50 AG005131NIA NIH HHS R01 AG076415
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe present study examined how years of immersion in a nondominant language affect (a) the degree of bilingualism as measured by picture naming scores and (b) the bilingual disadvantage relative to monolinguals.

methodForty-two older Spanish-English bilinguals named pictures in an expanded rapid administration version of the Multilingual Naming Test (MINT Sprint 2.0) in both languages and completed a language history questionnaire. English-speaking monolinguals (

resultsSpanish-dominant bilinguals named more pictures in the nondominant language but fewer pictures in the dominant language relative to English-dominant bilinguals. Increased years of immersion in the nondominant language increased naming scores in that language but decreased naming scores in the dominant language. When controlling for differences in age and education level, monolinguals named more pictures than bilinguals even in their dominant language, a difference that was numerically smaller for English-dominant bilinguals. However, two bilinguals who stated that they prefer to be tested in English scored much higher in Spanish.

conclusionsOlder bilinguals name fewer pictures than demographically matched monolinguals even when bilinguals are tested in their dominant language and especially if they report many years of immersion in their nondominant language. The bilingual disadvantage can be magnified if self-reported language preference is used to determine the language of testing. Accurate interpretation of bilingual picture naming scores requires a thorough language history and objective assessment in both languages, which can be done in relatively little time using rapid administration procedures. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

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MultilingualismAgedAged, 80 and overAgingFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeuropsychological TestsPattern Recognition, Visual

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PMCPMC12930705

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