Abstract Bilingual individuals are competent to acquire, store and use two languages, demonstrating the cognitive competence of the human brain to control bilingualism. However, the language representation and processing process remain unclear. In recent years, the research has revealed that eye-tracking technology can identify and interpret linguistic cognitive processes and objectively express brain responses related to bilingual processing, which has become a new research direction and hotspot in the field of cognitive linguistics. Eye-tracking technology combining with brain imaging is the most promising research method for cognitive linguistics. This paper systematically reviewed the research on bilingual tasks and the related brain mechanism on account of eye-tracking technology and imaging technology as well as its application in the field of aphasia and dyslexia, meanwhile, clarified the positive effects of eye-tracking data analysis on the exploration of bilingual brain function, aiming to provide new thoughts for the investigation of bilingual processing brain mechanism.
Ma Hengfen,Zhang Changjie. Research Progress of Cognitive Linguistics Studies Based on Eye-Tracking Technology[J]. Chinese Journal of Biomedical Engineering, 2023, 42(6): 750-756.
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