Advances in the Neurolinguistic Study of Multilingual and Monolingual Adults by Goral, Mira; Lerman, Aviva;

Short description:

This edited volume examines current themes in the neurolinguistic study of multilingual and monolingual adults and highlights several new directions the field is moving towards.

Long description:

This edited volume examines current themes in the neurolinguistic study of multilingual and monolingual adults and highlights several new directions the field is moving toward.

The organization of the book is as follows. Part I focuses on language processing in multilingual and monolingual adults, Part II explores language processing in multilingual and monolingual adults with dementia, and Part III centers on language processing in multilingual and monolingual adults with stroke-induced aphasia. Chapters feature empirical data and/or literature reviews, discussing the key issues in the field that are currently engaging scholars and practitioners with topics including language attrition, cognitive flexibility, aging and the brain, eye-tracking studies of aphasia, translanguaging, and multilingualism in dementia. The book includes cuttingedge research from researchers and practitioners who are all alumni and colleagues of Professor Loraine K. Obler, to whom this book is dedicated.

Presenting crucial topics in the field, the book is highly relevant for students, researchers, and practitioners in the fields of neurolinguistics, psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, applied linguistics, and language disorders.

Table of Contents:

Preface: About Loraine K. Obler  1. Introduction  Mira Goral and Aviva Lerman  Part I: Language Processing in Multilingual and Monolingual Adults  2. Bilingual Language Processing and Interference Control from an Integrated Perspective  3. Dynamic Relationships among Multiple Languages  4. Translanguaging: A Theoretical Shift Necessary for Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Practice in Speech Language and Hearing Sciences  5. Language Attrition: More than just Loss of Language  6. Neuroanatomical Predictors of Language and Cognitive Functions in Aging  Part II: Language Processing in Multilingual and Monolingual Older Adults with Dementia  7. Differentiating Neuropathology, Biomarkers, and Clinical Symptoms in Dementia due to Alzheimer’s Disease vs. Primary Progressive Aphasia  8. Beyond Naming: Narrative Production in L1 and L2 in Multilingual Individuals with and without Dementia  8. Beyond Naming: Narrative Production in L1 and L2 in Multilingual Individuals with and without Dementia  9. Bilingualism  and Linguistic Diversity: Dementia Practice and Research in India  10. Use of tDCS in Primary Progressive Aphasia: Behavioral Interventions for Oral Word Naming  Part III: Language Processing in Multilingual and Monolingual Adults with Stroke-Induced Aphasia  11. Toward an Intersectional Neurocognitive Approach to Management of Post-stroke Aphasia in Multilingual Ethnoracially Diverse Geriatric Populations  12. Factors Contributing to Life Participation in People with Aphasia: Current Knowledge and Future Directions  13. Implementation of the Life Participation Approach to Aphasia in an Aphasia Center integrated within an Academic Communication Disorders Department  14. Conversation Treatment in Aphasia in Monolingual and Multilingual Adults  15. Disentangling Bilingualism and Aphasia using Narrative Analysis  16. Tracking Eye Movements: Language Processing in Bilingualism and Aphasia  17. Conclusion