The Cognitive Neuroscience of Second Language Acquisition

Peter Indefrey editor Marianne Gullberg editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Published:4th Oct '06

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This volume explores the cognitive neuroscience of second language acquisition from the perspectives of critical/sensitive periods, maturational effects, individual differences, neural regions involved, and processing characteristics. The research methods used include functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), positron emission tomography (PET), and event related potentials (ERP).


  • The studies in this volume provide initial answers to core questions including: which brain areas are reliably activated in second language processing? Are they the same or different from those activated in first language acquisition and use? And what are the behavioral consequences of individual differences among brains?

“The work sets out to consider the neural evidence regarding L2 critical periods and related issues, a task in which it succeeds rather well.” Studies in Second Language Acquisition

ISBN: 9781405155427

Dimensions: 229mm x 153mm x 19mm

Weight: 490g

356 pages