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Sun, Xin; Marks, Rebecca A.; Zhang, Kehui; Yu, Chi-Lin; Eggleston, Rachel L.; Nickerson, Nia; Chou, Tai-Li; Hu, Xiao-Su; Tardif, Twila; Satterfield, Teresa; Kovelman, Ioulia – Developmental Science, 2023
How do early bilingual experiences influence children's neural architecture for word processing? Dual language acquisition can yield common influences that may be shared across different bilingual groups, as well as language-specific influences stemming from a given language pairing. To investigate these effects, we examined bilingual English…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Language Acquisition, Second Language Learning, Brain Hemisphere Functions
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Morgan-Short, Kara; Deng, ZhiZhou; Brill-Schuetz, Katherine A.; Faretta- Stutenberg, Mandy; Wong, Patrick C. M.; Wong, Francis C. K. – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2015
The current study aims to make an initial neuroimaging contribution to central implicit-explicit issues in second language (L2) acquisition by considering how implicit and explicit contexts mediate the neural representation of L2. Focusing on implicit contexts, the study employs a longitudinal design to examine the neural representation of L2…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Neurological Organization, Cognitive Processes, Language Processing
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Frank, Stefan L.; Trompenaars, Thijs; Vasishth, Shravan – Cognitive Science, 2016
An English double-embedded relative clause from which the middle verb is omitted can often be processed more easily than its grammatical counterpart, a phenomenon known as the grammaticality illusion. This effect has been found to be reversed in German, suggesting that the illusion is language specific rather than a consequence of universal…
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Phrase Structure, Second Language Learning, Grammar
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Pakulak, Eric; Neville, Helen J. – Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 2011
An enduring question in the study of second-language acquisition concerns the relative contributions of age of acquisition (AOA) and ultimate linguistic proficiency to neural organization for second-language processing. Several ERP and neuroimaging studies of second-language learners have found that neural organization for syntactic processing is…
Descriptors: Syntax, Language Processing, Second Language Learning, Neurological Organization
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Gor, Kira; Cook, Svetlana – Language Learning, 2010
There is little agreement on the mechanisms involved in second language (L2) processing of regular and irregular inflectional morphology and on the exact role of age, amount, and type of exposure to L2 resulting in differences in L2 input and use. The article contributes to the ongoing debates by reporting the results of two experiments on Russian…
Descriptors: Verbs, Morphology (Languages), Russian, Native Speakers
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Seliger, Herbert W. – TESOL Quarterly, 1982
Examines the language processing and acquisition abilities of the right hemisphere. Discusses functions performed by the right hemisphere that could play an important role in second language acquisition. (EKN)
Descriptors: Language Processing, Language Research, Linguistic Theory, Neurolinguistics
Frechette, Ernest A. – 1987
Research on brain hemisphere functions appears to indicate that (1) lateralization occurs from about age five to puberty; (2) both hemispheres are involved in language learning in ways not yet fully understood; (3) after age fifteen, pronunciation learning becomes difficult; (4) older language learners learn more quickly, but younger learners…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Language Processing, Language Proficiency, Neurological Organization
Albert, Martin L.; Obler, Loraine K. – 1978
This volume brings to light: (1) studies on the effects of different ways of acquiring and teaching a second language; (2) psychological studies on lexical organization in the bilingual brain; (3) neurological research including more than 100 case studies of polyglot aphasics; and (4) original experimental research on language lateralization in…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Bilingualism, Cerebral Dominance, Cognitive Style
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Walsh, Terrence M.; Diller, Karl C. – 1977
Applied linguistic theory is examined in light of neuroscientific knowledge, especially in regard to the structure and function of the cerebral cortex, in order to illuminate the process and methods of teaching or learning language. Wernicke's Area and Broca's Area are parts of the brain that have been associated with language function.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Language Acquisition, Language Instruction, Language Processing
Whincop, Chris – Edinburgh Working Papers in Applied Linguistics, 1996
This paper identifies a feature of human brain neural nets that may be described as the principle of ease of processing (PEP), and that, it is argued, is the primary force guiding a learner towards a target grammar. It is suggested that the same principle lies at the heart of Optimality Theory, which characterizes the course of language…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Constructivism (Learning), Foreign Countries, Grammar
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Jensen, Knud Anker; Ulbaek, Ib – Applied Linguistics, 1994
Research results suggest that neural networks are able to generalize the past tense form from the base form and that phonological form plays a significant role in generalizing. This conclusion questions the scope and validity of learning models currently promoted in both first- and second-language learning theories. (Contains 29 references.)…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Danish, Epistemology, Foreign Countries
Hawson, Anne – 1996
The cognitive aspect of second language learning, specifically by immersion method, is discussed from a biological perspective. The approach taken is that of "connectionism," a recently-developed theoretical and experimental approach to human cognition. It is argued that while general cognitive functioning is unaffected by language immersion,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Immersion Programs, Information Processing, Language Processing
Kommers, Piet, Ed.; Issa, Tomayess, Ed.; Issa, Theodora, Ed.; McKay, Elspeth, Ed.; Isias, Pedro, Ed. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2016
These proceedings contain the papers and posters of the International Conferences on Internet Technologies & Society (ITS 2016), Educational Technologies (ICEduTech 2016) and Sustainability, Technology and Education (STE 2016), which have been organised by the International Association for Development of the Information Society and…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Foreign Countries, Internet, Educational Technology
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Cox, Thomas J. – French Review, 1994
The difficulty with which native English-speaking adults learning French control the distinction between verb aspects has prompted study of the neurological processes that may affect this learning process. It is concluded that it may not be possible to change these basic perception patterns of adult learners. (MSE)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Communicative Competence (Languages)
Hawson, Anne – 1994
It is proposed that research on neurological organization, cognitive psychology, and artificial intelligence can contribute to understanding the relationship between second language learning processes and academic achievement. Relevant research in these areas and in the field of neurolinguistics is reviewed, with several themes or topics…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Psychology, Educational Strategies