The Science of Language

The Science of Language

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The Science of Language

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Five scientists (Carol Padden, Victor Ferreira, Martin Monti, Ellen Bialystok, Greg Hickok) explore the question of what language is, from investigations on bilingualism and its relation with neuroplasticity to what it means to have an impairment when using sign language.

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Carol Padden

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Ellen Bialystok

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Greg Hickok

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Martin Monti

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Victor Neves Ferreira

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Howard Burton

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