3009 The Impact of Cognitive Functions on Bilingual Processing: Neuroimaging Evidence

Friday, February 18, 2011: 3:30 PM
146A (Washington Convention Center )
Sonja A. Kotz , Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipeig, Germany
I will focus on issues such as general cognitive abilities (e.g. rhythmic capacities and their effects on speech segmentation, structuring and bootstraping, working memory) and their impact on learning and proficient use of L2 language processes and beyond.