In:Quantitative Methods in Multilingual Acquisition and Processing
Edited by Gabrielle Klassen and John W. Schwieter
[Research Methods in Applied Linguistics 16] 2026
► pp. v–vi
Published online: 26 March 2026
https://doi.org/10.1075/rmal.16.toc
https://doi.org/10.1075/rmal.16.toc
Table of contents
About the editorsVII
About the contributorsIX
AcknowledgmentsXV
Chapter 1.Overview of quantitative methods examining the acquisition
and processing of multiple languages1
and processing of multiple languages1
John W. Schwieter
Gabrielle Klassen
Chapter 2.Bilingualism in context: Principles for designing ecological and transdisciplinary research in
language and cognitive science7
Anne L. Beatty-Martínez
Paola E. Dussias
Chapter 3.Using corpora and variationist approaches to make inferences
about language representation28
about language representation28
Chelsea Escalante
Sophia Minnillo
Xinye Zhang
Chapter 4.Using offline methods to probe the bi/multilingual acquisition
of phonological and phonetic domains56
of phonological and phonetic domains56
Miquel Simonet
Miquel Llompart
Chapter 5.Using offline methods to probe underlying
grammatical representations81
grammatical representations81
Gabrielle Klassen
Chapter 6.Measuring spoken language proficiency
using offline methods103
using offline methods103
Lynette Austin
Arturo Hernandez
Chapter 7.The use of priming to study language processing
in multilinguals127
in multilinguals127
Walter J. B. van Heuven
Yun Wen
Chapter 8.Using reaction and reading time techniques
to study bi/multilingual sentence processing151
to study bi/multilingual sentence processing151
Grace deMeurisse
Edith Kaan
Chapter 9.The use of non-linguistic cognitive conflict tasks
to understand the bilingual mind173
to understand the bilingual mind173
Alex Sheehan
Douglas Saddy
Christos Pliatsikas
Chapter 10.Eye-tracking as a window into language development
and processing204
and processing204
Pablo Aros Muñoz
Kathy Conklin
Chapter 11.Neural imaging (PET, MEG, and fMRI) as a window
into language development and processing227
into language development and processing227
Stefano Rastelli
Giada Antonicelli
Chapter 12.Electrodermal activity and heart rate as windows
into language processing249
into language processing249
Catherine Caldwell-Harris
Chapter 13.Using articulatory methods to study multilingual speech281
Laura Colantoni
Alexei Kochetov
Jeffrey Steele
Index
