ABSTRACT

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.

chapter 1|4 pages

Introduction

part I|71 pages

Language Processing in Multilingual and Monolingual Adults

chapter 4|15 pages

Translanguaging

A Theoretical Shift Necessary for Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Practice in Speech Language Hearing Sciences

chapter 5|13 pages

Language Attrition

More than Just Loss of Language

part II|62 pages

Language Processing in Multilingual and Monolingual Adults with Dementia

chapter 8|18 pages

Beyond Naming

Narrative Production in L1 and L2 in Multilingual Individuals with and without Dementia

chapter 9|12 pages

Bilingualism and Linguistic Diversity

Dementia Practice and Research in India

chapter 10|14 pages

USE of tDCS in Primary Progressive Aphasia

Behavioral Interventions for Oral Word Naming

part III|99 pages

Language Processing in Multilingual and Monolingual Adults with Stroke-Induced Aphasia

chapter 12|14 pages

Factors Contributing to Life Participation in People with Aphasia

Current Knowledge and Future Directions

chapter 16|15 pages

Tracking Eye Movements

Language Processing in Bilingualism and Aphasia

chapter 17|5 pages

Conclusion