The Cambridge handbook of working memory and language /

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

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"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
Subjects:
Language acquisition > Psychological aspects.
Second language acquisition > Psychological aspects.
Language disorders in children.
Short-term memory.
Psycholinguistics.
Essays.
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Half-title
  • Series information
  • Title page
  • Copyright information
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • About the Editors
  • About the Contributors
  • Acknowledgments
  • Overview of the Handbook
  • 1 Working Memory and Language: An Overview of Key Topics
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Organization of the Handbook
  • 1.3 Conclusion
  • References
  • Part I Introduction
  • 2 Working Memory and the Challenge of Language
  • References
  • Part II Models and Measures
  • 3 The Evolution of Working Memory and Language
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 The Central Executive and Executive Functions of the Frontal Lobes
  • 3.3 The Evolution of the Central Executive
  • 3.4 The Phonological Loop and Its Evolution
  • 3.5 The Visuospatial Sketchpad and Its Evolution
  • 3.6 The Evolution of the Episodic Buffer
  • 3.7 What Is Language?
  • 3.8 Why Chomsky Is Wrong about the Evolution of Language
  • 3.9 Why Chomsky May Have Gotten Something Right about Language's Evolution
  • 3.10 The Fifth and Final Pragmatic of Speech
  • 3.11 Cognitive Requirements of the Subjunctive Pragmatic of Speech
  • 3.12 Conclusion
  • References
  • 4 The Phonological Loop as a ''Language Learning Device'': An Update
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Healthy Children Learning Their Mother Tongue
  • 4.3 Children with Specific Language Impairment (SLI) or Down Syndrome
  • 4.4 Healthy Children and Adults Learning a Second Language (L2)
  • 4.4.1 Children Learning a Second Language
  • 4.4.2 Adults Learning a Second Language
  • 4.4.3 Disrupting the Phonological Loop
  • 4.4.4 Polyglots
  • 4.5 Cognitive Deficits
  • 4.6 Conclusion
  • References
  • Note
  • 5 The Embedded-Processes Model and Language Use
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 The Embedded-Processes Model of Working Memory
  • 5.2.1 Long-Term Memory
  • 5.2.2 Activated Long-Term Memory
  • 5.2.3 Focus of Attention
  • 5.2.4 Central Executive
  • 5.2.5 The Cohesive Model
  • 5.3 The Embedded-Processes Model in Active Language Use
  • 5.3.1 Role of Attention
  • 5.3.2 Comprehending Language
  • 5.3.2.1 The Role of the Various Embedded Processes in Comprehension
  • 5.3.2.2 Interaction Between Linguistic Levels
  • 5.3.2.3 Attention Filtering and Switching in Language Comprehension
  • 5.3.3 Producing Language
  • 5.3.3.1 The Role of the Various Embedded Processes in Language Production
  • 5.4 Using Working Memory to Acquire Language
  • 5.4.1 Developmental Acquisition
  • 5.4.2 Acquiring a Second Language
  • 5.5 Conclusion
  • References
  • 6 Long-Term Working Memory and Language Comprehension
  • 6.1 Introduction
  • 6.2 Understanding Working Memory and Language Theories prior to and after LT-WM
  • 6.3 Development of the LT-WM Theory
  • 6.3.1 A Chunking Theory of Expanded Memory in Experts
  • 6.3.2 Skilled Memory Theory: Direct Storage in LTM
  • 6.3.3 Transition to LT-WM and Its Mechanisms

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