Neuroscience and Multilingualism (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781107036550)

How are languages represented in the human brain? Ideas from neuroscience have increasingly been applied to the study of language, exploring the neural processes involved in acquisition, maintenance and loss of language and languages, and the interaction between languages in bi- and multilingual speakers. With a sharp focus on multilingualism, this culmination of cutting-edge research sheds light on this challenging question. Using data from a variety of experiments, this is the first book-length study to offer a new neuroscientific model for analysing multilingualism. Alongside a comprehensive analysis of the theoretical and experimental contributions to the field, it presents new data and analysis obtained from a multilingualism fMRI study. It also includes a unique longitudinal study of second and third language acquisition combined with extensive empirically valid language proficiency data of the subjects. A must-read for researchers and advanced students interested in neurolinguistics, second language acquisition, and bi- and multilingualism.

Author: Edna Andrews
ISBN-10: 1107036550
ISBN-13: 9781107036550
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 09/04/2014
Pages: 270
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.10w x 0.80d