Much of what is known about the outcome of second language acquisition and bilingualism
can be summarized in terms of inter-individual variability, plasticity and age. The present …

Individual variation is ubiquitous and empirically observable in most phonological
behaviors, yet relatively few studies aim to capture the heterogeneity of language …

Do the mechanisms underlying language in fact serve general-purpose functions that
preexist this uniquely human capacity? To address this contentious and empirically …

This study examined how individual differences in cognitive abilities account for variance in
the attainment level of adult second language (L2) syntactic development. Participants …

This study addresses the role of domain-general mechanisms in second-language learning
and knowledge using an individual differences approach. We examine the predictive validity …

Artificial language learning (ALL) experiments have become an important tool in exploring
principles of language and language learning. A persistent question in all of this work …

We present a systematic review of research relevant to the question of whether individual
differences in declarative or procedural memory predict second language (L2) abilities. We …

Second Language Processing: An Introduction is the first textbook to offer a thorough
introduction to the field of second language processing (SLP). The study of SLP seeks to …

A common practice in the cognitive neurosciences is to investigate population-typical
phenomena, treating individuals as equal except for a few outliers that are usually discarded …

The last two decades have seen a significant amount of interest in bilingual language
learning and processing. A number of computational models have also been developed to …