2 papers
cs.CL2026
Bilingual Language Models Capture Cross-Linguistic Influence in Second-Language Reading
Abderrahmane Issam, Irene E. Winther, Stefan L. Frank
While monolingual language model (LM) surprisal is widely established as a predictor of reading times, it cannot capture the non-native (L2) reading dynamics that are shaped by the…
cs.CL2026
Is Cross-Lingual Transfer in Bilingual Models Human-Like? A Study with Overlapping Word Forms in Dutch and English
Iza Škrjanec, Irene Elisabeth Winther, Vera Demberg +1
Bilingual speakers show cross-lingual activation during reading, especially for words with shared surface form. Cognates (friends) typically lead to facilitation, whereas interling…