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The Handbook of the Neuroscience of Multilingualism

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The Handbook of the Neuroscience of Multilingualism offers a comprehensive and authoritative survey of neurocognitive research on multilingual individuals. Edited by renowned scholar John W. Schwieter, it brings together contributions from experts in neuroscience, psycholinguistics, neurobiology, and psychology to explore how multiple languages are represented and processed in the brain. The book covers major theories, experimental methods, language disorders, and the neurocognitive impact of multilingualism across the lifespan, presenting the latest advancements and debates in this dynamic field.
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This handbook is ideal for researchers, scholars, and advanced students in multilingualism, psycholinguistics, second language acquisition, and cognitive science, as well as educators seeking a detailed and multidisciplinary perspective on the neuroscience behind multiple language use.

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The definitive guide to 21st century investigations of multilingual neuroscience

The Handbook of the Neuroscience of Multilingualism provides a comprehensive survey of neurocognitive investigations of multiple-language speakers. Prominent scholar John W. Schwieter offers a unique collection of works from globally recognized researchers in neuroscience, psycholinguistics, neurobiology, psychology, neuroimaging, and others, to provide a multidisciplinary overview of relevant topics. Authoritative coverage of state-of-the-art research provides readers with fundamental knowledge of significant theories and methods, language impairments and disorders, and neural representations, functions, and processes of the multilingual brain.

Focusing on up-to-date theoretical and experimental research, this timely handbook explores new directions of study and examines significant findings in the rapidly evolving field of multilingual neuroscience. Discussions on the bilingual advantage debate, recovery and rehabilitation patterns in multilingual aphasia, and the neurocognitive effects of multilingualism throughout the lifespan allow informed investigation of contemporary issues.

  • Presents the first handbook-length examination of the neuroscience and neurolinguistics of multilingualism
  • Demonstrates how neuroscience and multilingualism intersect several areas of research, such as neurobiology and experimental psychology
  • Includes works from prominent international scholars and researchers to provide global perspective
  • Reflects cutting-edge research and promising areas of future study in the dynamic field of multilingual neuroscience

The Handbook of the Neuroscience of Multilingualism is an invaluable resource for researchers and scholars in areas including multilingualism, psycholinguistics, second language acquisition, and cognitive science. This versatile work is also an indispensable addition to the classroom, providing advanced undergraduate and graduate students a thorough overview of the field.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781119387695

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 January 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell

Contributors:

  • Edited by John W. Schwieter
  • Foreword by Michel Paradis

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 47.0mm

Width: 170.0mm

Height: 244.0mm

Weight: 1531g

Pages: 880

About the Author

John W. Schwieter is Associate Professor of Spanish and Linguistics and a Faculty of Arts Teaching Scholar at Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada. He has edited numerous books on cognitive neuroscience and linguistics, including The Handbook of Translation and Cognition (with Aline Ferreira, Wiley Blackwell, 2017), Cognitive Control and Consequences of Multilingualism (2016), and The Cambridge Handbook of Bilingual Processing (2015).

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