Byelingual (Psycho- Neuro edition): When you speak two languages but start losing vocabulary in both of them. Psycho- Neurolinguistics of Language Attrition.

Language attrition (LA) is the loss of a language or part of it without any pathology involved. This master’s seminar will focus on understanding what is LA and how to research it with psycho- neurolinguistics methods. It is the continuation of the previous Byelingual courses, but it also can be attended without previous knowledge.

The seminar will offer a theoretical (quick) summary of Language Attrition and after it, go deeply into how to research it with Psycho- Neurolinguistic methodology. Are all types of Language Attrition the same? What can LA tell us about the bilingual/multilingual brain? Are Psycho- Neurolinguistic methods really needed?

In order to understand the content of the course and develop a critical understanding of the theory and the methods used to research LA until now, students will work and present different chapters from the basic bibliography and more recent papers.

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