The cognitive neuroscience of bilingualism /
John W. Schwieter, Julia Festman.
- 249 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates ; illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm.
- Cambridge fundamentals of neuroscience in psychology .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Theories and methods in the cognitive neuroscience of bilingualism : an introduction -- Neural representations and language processing in the bilingual brain -- Bilingualism, language development, and brain plasticity -- Aphasia and the bilingual brain -- Cross-linguistic effects of bilingualism -- Bilingual lexical and conceptual memory -- Cognitive and neurocognitive effects of bilingualism.
"This book offers an introduction to the bilingual brain. It is a useful resource for researchers and students, bringing together various theories and research approaches in the cognitive neuroscience of bilingualism and a state-of-the-art overview of empirical findings on this topic from various perspectives"--