Abstract
In this study, locus of language selectivity is discussed in terms of bilingual speech production. The issue of “Concept Selection Model” and “Inhibitory Control Model” is the focus of this study. Cognitive features behind language switching and language selection process will be presented. The main objective of this study is to explore whether the competition between languages to be chosen in a bilingual mind is determined at the time of conceptual level or at the time of lexical level. In other words, this paper aims to foster how bilingual individuals control their two different lexical systems. It proposes the differences between concept selection and inhibitory control mechanisms in terms of multiple levels of control mechanisms. These models are analyzed from the perspective of La Heij (2005) and Green (1998) and their experimental studies on these theoretical fields.
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