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ERIC Number: EJ450156
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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ISSN: ISSN-0142-6001
Language Acquisition and the Neurosciences: Towards a More Integrative Perspective.
Jacobs, Bob; Schumann, John
Applied Linguistics, v13 n3 p282-301 Sep 1992
Selected neurobiological terminology is clarified in this paper, which also highlights neurobiological information relevant to language acquisition research, discusses the neural plausibility of cognitive models of language acquisition, and illustrates the difference between abstract characterizations of learner behavior and mechanisms that cause the behavior. (96 references) (Author/LB)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Cognitive Processes, Holistic Approach, Language Acquisition, Language Research, Neurolinguistics
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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