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In:Bilingual Cognition and Language: The state of the science across its subfields
Edited by David Miller, Fatih Bayram, Jason Rothman and Ludovica Serratrice
[Studies in Bilingualism 54] 2018
► pp. 325–346

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Chapter 15
Neurobiology of bilingualism

 | Centre for Neurolinguistics and Psycholinguistics, San Raffaele University, Milan
 | Centre for Neurolinguistics and Psycholinguistics, San Raffaele University, Milan
Published online: 8 March 2018
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Abstract
A basic issue in the neuroscience of language is whether the neural representation of L2 converges with that of L1. In this chapter we review data from functional and structural neuroimaging studies focusing on phonological, grammatical and lexico-semantic processing in bilinguals. Functional data indicate that L1 and L2 are processed through the same neural structures, both in comprehension and production. Reported L1-L2 differences are typically modulated by L2 proficiency and exposure. Structural data show that bilinguals may exhibit neuroanatomical alterations as a consequence of bilingual experience, and that the quantity and quality of second-language experience affects brain structure. Neuroimaging evidence also supports the notion that language control is a crucial aspect specific to the bilingual language system.
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Neural basis of L2 phonology
  • 3. Neural basis of L2 grammar
  • 4.Neural basis of L2 lexico-semantics
  • 5.Neural basis of language control
  • 6.Conclusions
  • References
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