Much of what is known about the outcome of second language acquisition and bilingualism
can be summarized in terms of inter-individual variability, plasticity and age. The present …

The last decade has produced an explosion in neuroscience research examining young
children's early processing of language. Noninvasive, safe functional brain measurements …

“This is an important book and likely the most thoughtful of the year in the social sciences...
Highly recommended, it is likely to prove one of the most thought-provoking books of the …

Children learn language more easily than adults, though when and why this ability declines
have been obscure for both empirical reasons (underpowered studies) and conceptual …

John Dewey was a pragmatist, progressivist, educator, philosopher, and social reformer
(Gutek, 2014). Dewey's various roles greatly impacted education and he was perhaps one of …

Heritage speakers are native speakers of a minority language they learn at home, but due to
socio-political pressure from the majority language spoken in their community, their heritage …

A work that reveals the profound links between the evolution, acquisition, and processing of
language, and proposes a new integrative framework for the language sciences. Language …

Is acquiring a third language the same as acquiring a second? Are all instances of non-
native language acquisition simply one and the same? In this first book-length study of the …

Whether we grow up with one, two, or several languages during our early years of life, many
of us will learn a second, foreign, or heritage language in later years. The field of Second …

Early life events can exert a powerful influence on both the pattern of brain architecture and
behavioral development. In this study a conceptual framework is provided for considering …