The Cambridge handbook of working memory and language / edited by John W. Schwieter, Wilfrid Laurier University ; Zhisheng (Edward) Wen, Macao Polytechnic Institute.

"Bringing together cutting-edge research, this Handbook is the first comprehensive text to examine the pivotal role of working memory in first and second language acquisition, processing, impairments, and training. Authored by a stellar cast of distinguished scholars from around the world, the...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Cambridge)
Other Authors: Schwieter, John W., 1979- (Editor), Wen, Zhisheng (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2022.
Series:Cambridge handbooks in language and linguistics
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Summary:"Bringing together cutting-edge research, this Handbook is the first comprehensive text to examine the pivotal role of working memory in first and second language acquisition, processing, impairments, and training. Authored by a stellar cast of distinguished scholars from around the world, the Handbook provides authoritative insights on work from diverse, multi-disciplinary perspectives, and introduces key models of working memory in relation to language. Following an introductory chapter by working memory pioneer Alan Baddeley, the collection is organized into thematic sections that discuss working memory in relation to: Theoretical models and measures; Linguistic theories and frameworks; First language processing; Bilingual acquisition and processing; and Language disorders, interventions, and instruction. The Handbook is sure to interest and benefit researchers, clinicians, speech therapists, and advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students in linguistics, psychology, education, speech therapy, cognitive science, and neuroscience, or anyone seeking to learn more about language, cognition and the human mind"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxxiv, 939 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781108955638
1108955630
DOI:10.1017/9781108955638
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 19, 2022).