ABSTRACT
This chapter provides an overview of the neural correlates related to second language morphological processing, by integrating recent empirical evidence coming from event-related potentials, functional magnetic resonance imaging, and non-invasive brain stimulation. The chapter shows that the processing of morphological information in second language cannot be seen as an encapsulated phenomenon that can be studied without considering both grammar-related (e.g., first language and second language similarity) and speaker-related factors (e.g., second language immersion, age-of-acquisition). Finally, the chapter proposes that the role of traditional concepts such as native-likeness and second language proficiency might be reconsidered in future research.
