M_H_H_4 Bees sue to be by the sea bay NoM_H_H_5 Ted said red lead rods read seed beads. NoM_H_H_6 Tanned fans tinned fins then ten spring strings Group Name: WiM_L_L With Meaning_ Low Linguistic Load _Low Cognitive Load (WiM_L_L) WiM_L_L_1 Walking to the supermarket WiM_L_L_2 He ate scrambled eggs WiM_L_L_3 Smoking here is forbidden WiM_L_L_4 Your email was received WiM_L_L_5 We watered the plants WiM_L_L_6 The pharmacy was closed Group Name: WiM_L_H With Meaning_ Low Linguistic Load _High Cognitive Load (WiM_L_H) WiM_L_H_1 He checked his watch to see the time WiM_L_H_2 We asked for their signatures and shaked hands WiM_L_H_3 She then decided to put her gloves on. WiM_L_H_4 They were completely lost, they needed a compass. WiM_L_H_5 I ordered a delivery, but it never came. WiM_L_H_6 She went to the store to buy magazines. Group Name: WiM_H_L With Meaning_ High Linguistic Load _Low Cognitive Load (WiM_H_L) WiM_H_L_1 He sees pea trees WiM_H_L_2 Hands in sound sands WiM_H_L_3 The wared bear stared WiM_H_L_4 Find the fine lines WiM_H_L_5 Black rocks blocked locks WiM_H_L_6 Ducks by thy docks Group Name: WiM_H_H With Meaning_ High Linguistic Load _High Cognitive Load (WiM_H_H) WiM_H_H_1 Lice ridden mice hidden in brown round rice WiM_H_H_2 We write white lies though true truth dies. WiM_H_H_3 Warm slow storms blow over seesaws on seashores WiM_H_H_4 Fodder was molded and folded inside sand folders WiM_H_H_5 Our guests dressed their best wearing western vests WiM_H_H_6 The night might be bringing stinging frost bites 52 APPENDIX D Table D1: This table shows which clusters each sentence belonged to for monolinguals and multilinguals. Cluster colour states how well perceived the sentence was both in terms of speech comprehension and quality of written responses, sorted hierarchically from worst perceived to best: green>blue>red>yellow>grey>purple. The arrows show if the sentence has moved up [green arrow] or down the hierarchy [red arrow]. The category number corresponds to the definitions given in Table 3 and shows how 