Neurolinguistic and Psycholinguistic Perspectives on SLA

Published by Multilingual Matters 2009

Neurolinguistic and Psycholinguistic Perspectives on SLA

Edited by: Janusz Arabski and Adam Wojtaszek

In the series Second Language Acquisition

https://doi.org/10.21832/9781847692429

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This is a collection of twelve chapters, reporting on research results and presenting theoretical insights into the processes of language acquisition. The first part outlines the neurobiological processes which assist formation of additional language in the brain, while the second part offers psyc

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Arabski Janusz :

Janusz Arabski and Adam Wojtaszek both work at the University of Silesia, Poland. Their research interests include psycholinguistics, language acquisition and linguistic pragmatics. They are the editors of Neurolinguistic and Psycholinguistic Perspectives on SLA and The Acquisition of L2 Phonology, both recently published by Multilingual Matters. The editors and the contributing authors are active members of many scientific committees and organizations devoted to the investigation of language acquisition processes, and they regularly participate in many conferences and publish extensively. The author list comprises experienced scholars as well as young and promising researchers.Wojtaszek Adam :

Adam Wojtaszek is Associate Professor and the Deputy Director at the Institute of English, University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland. His major field of interest is linguistic pragmatics, psycholinguistics and language of persuasion. He has published two books on advertising language, Deciphering Radio Commercials – A Pragmatic Perspective (2002) and Theoretical Frameworks in the Study of Press Advertisements – Polish, British and Chinese Perspective (2011), as well as a number of articles on the topic. Within the area of psycholinguistics and second language acquisition studies, he has co-edited a number of volumes reporting on recent studies and developments, such as Neurolinguistic and Psycholinguistic Perspectives on SLA (2010), The Acquisition of L2 Phonology (2011a), Individual Learner Differences in SLA (2011b), Aspects of Culture in Second Language Acquisition and Foreign Language Learning (2011c), and recently Studying Second Language Acquisition from a Qualitative Perspective (2014). He is also the author of a chapter on morphosyntactic development in the volume edited by Danuta Gabryś-Barker, Readings in Second Language Acquisition (2012). He is also one of the organizers of the annual international SLA conference held in Szczyrk, Poland, a major event of international recognition, initiated in the mid 1980’s by Janusz Arabski.

Janusz Arabski and Adam Wojtaszek both work at the University of Silesia, Poland. Their research interests include psycholinguistics, language acquisition and linguistic pragmatics. They are the editors of Neurolinguistic and Psycholinguistic Perspectives on SLA and The Acquisition of L2 Phonology, both recently published by Multilingual Matters. The editors and the contributing authors are active members of many scientific committees and organizations devoted to the investigation of language acquisition processes, and they regularly participate in many conferences and publish extensively. The author list comprises experienced scholars as well as young and promising researchers.

Adam Wojtaszek is Associate Professor and the Deputy Director at the Institute of English, University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland. His major field of interest is linguistic pragmatics, psycholinguistics and language of persuasion. He has published two books on advertising language, Deciphering Radio Commercials – A Pragmatic Perspective (2002) and Theoretical Frameworks in the Study of Press Advertisements – Polish, British and Chinese Perspective (2011), as well as a number of articles on the topic. Within the area of psycholinguistics and second language acquisition studies, he has co-edited a number of volumes reporting on recent studies and developments, such as Neurolinguistic and Psycholinguistic Perspectives on SLA (2010), The Acquisition of L2 Phonology (2011a), Individual Learner Differences in SLA (2011b), Aspects of Culture in Second Language Acquisition and Foreign Language Learning (2011c), and recently Studying Second Language Acquisition from a Qualitative Perspective (2014). He is also the author of a chapter on morphosyntactic development in the volume edited by Danuta Gabryś-Barker, Readings in Second Language Acquisition (2012). He is also one of the organizers of the annual international SLA conference held in Szczyrk, Poland, a major event of international recognition, initiated in the mid 1980’s by Janusz Arabski.

Reviews

This book is a must for all interested in SLA, multilingualism and language learning in general. It offers a well-composed selection of thought-provoking perspectives stemming from neuro- and psycholinguistic studies focusing on the second language learner. The various scholars study a wide range of topics in two promising areas of research and thereby give evidence of the multifaceted nature of methodologies used in modern linguistics. This source will certainly open up new research avenues in the field.

The compilation of articles in this book offers a view on the breadth of current research on second language acquisition and processing. Coming from a teaching background, the contributors provide reviews of a heterogeneous set of theoretical positions and research approaches. Some may find it eclectic, I found it stimulating.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Contributors Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Introduction Janusz Arabski and Adam Wojtaszek Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Part 1: Neurolinguistic Perspective
Chapter 1. Identifying the Neural Substrates of Second Language Acquisition: What is the Contribution from Functional and Structural MRI? Maurits van den Noort, Peggy Bosch, Tarik Hadzibeganovic, Katrien Mondt, Marco Haverkort and Kenneth Hugdahl Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
Chapter 2. The Critical Period Hypothesis: Evidence from Information Structural Processing in French Robert V. Reichle Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	17
Chapter 3. On Neuroanatomical Substrates of Dyslexia: With Some Implications for Foreign Language Acquisition Joanna Nijakowska Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	30
Chapter 4. Emotion versus Cognition, or What Psycho and Neurolinguistics Tell us about Affectivity in Second Language Acquisition Danuta Gabrys-Barker Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	44
Chapter 5. Observable Strategizing: On Limbic Communication in Advanced Users of Language Agnieszka Slezak-Swiat Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	64
Part 2: Psycholinguistic Perspective
Chapter 6. Bilingual Language Control in Translation Tasks: A TAP Study into Mental Effort Management by Inexperienced Translators Bogusława Whyatt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	79
Chapter 7. A Connectionist–Enactivist Perspective on Learning to Write Jan Zalewski Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	93
Chapter 8. Cross-Linguistic Conceptual Infl uence from a Bilingual Perspective: In Search of Research Paradigm Jolanta Latkowska Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	106
Chapter 9. On the Asymmetry of Verb–Noun Collocations Wojciech Malec Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	126
Chapter 10. Gender Differences in L1 and L2 Reading Liliana Piasecka Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	145
Chapter 11. An Educational Language Community: External and Internal Language Use by Multilingual Students Anna Ewert Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	159
Chapter 12. Language Awareness in Using Cognate Vocabulary: The Case of Polish Advanced Students of English in the Light of the Theory of Affordances Agnieszka Otwinowska-Kasztelanic Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	175

Language: English
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Pages
- Main content: 184
Keywords: neurolinguistics; psycholinguistics; Second Language Acquisition; SLA; second language competence; foreign language vocabulary; Bilingualism; multilingualism; second language learning; foreign language learning

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Published: December 23, 2009
ISBN: 9781847692429