The Cognitive Neuroscience of Bilingualism

ISBN-13: 9781316647790 / Miękka / 2023 / 260 str.

Julia Festman

Opis

An introduction to bilingualism from the perspective of neuroscience, cognitive psychology, and psycholinguistics.

Recenzje

'Accessible to non-specialists, this book presents a comprehensive review of the key issues in bilingual brain research. The multidisciplinary perspectives and methodologies are well described and explained, along with clear illustrations of new topics covering language and the environment, culture, child-adult learning differences, and many more, all in simple and concise terms.' Ping Li, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China

Spis treści

1. Theories and methods in the cognitive neuroscience of bilingualism: an introduction; 2. Neural representations and language processing in the bilingual brain; 3. Bilingualism, language development, and brain plasticity; 4. Aphasia and the bilingual brain; 5. Cross-linguistic effects of bilingualism; 6. Bilingual lexical and conceptual memory; 7. Cognitive and neurocognitive effects of bilingualism; 8. Conclusion.