Cerebral organization in adult second language acquisition: Is the right hemisphere more involved?

Cerebral organization in adult second language acquisition: Is the right hemisphere more involved?

A Spanish-English dichotic listening study was designed to test the hypothesis that the right hemisphere might be more involved during the initial stages of informal, adult second language acquisition. No evidence was found in support of the hypothesis. Results are discussed within the general theor...

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Veröffentlicht in:Brain and language 1982-05, Vol.16 (1), p.56-60
Hauptverfasser: Galloway, Linda M., Scarcella, Robin
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Dominance, Cerebral
Humans
Language
Language Development
Male
Speech Perception
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Zusammenfassung:A Spanish-English dichotic listening study was designed to test the hypothesis that the right hemisphere might be more involved during the initial stages of informal, adult second language acquisition. No evidence was found in support of the hypothesis. Results are discussed within the general theoretical framework of the right hemisphere's role in second language performance and bilingualism.
ISSN:0093-934X
1090-2155
DOI:10.1016/0093-934X(82)90071-2