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This book presents a theory of how the psychology and neurobiology of stimulus appraisal influences the variability in second language acquisition. It then extends the notion of affect developed for second language acquisition to primary language acquisition and to cognition in general. Written by one of the leading scholars in the field, this book is an important research tool for students and professors of language studies and linguistics.

Table of Contents
Series Editor’s Foreword.

Acknowledgments.

Introduction.

The Theory.

The Neural Mechanism.

Some Data: Questionnaires.

Some More Data: Diary Studies and Autobiographies.

Implications.

The Role of Affect in First Language Acquisition.

The Role of Affect in Cognition.

References.

Appendix.

Index.

Credits.

The Neurobiology of Affect in Language Learning

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      Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Published 28 May 1999
      ISBN-13 9780631210108
      978-0631210108
      ISBN-10 0631210105
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      Language acquisition

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book presents a theory of how the psychology and neurobiology of stimulus appraisal influences the variability in second language acquisition. It then extends the notion of affect developed for second language acquisition to primary language acquisition and to cognition in general. Written by one of the leading scholars in the field, this book is an important research tool for students and professors of language studies and linguistics.

      Table of Contents
      Series Editor’s Foreword.

      Acknowledgments.

      Introduction.

      The Theory.

      The Neural Mechanism.

      Some Data: Questionnaires.

      Some More Data: Diary Studies and Autobiographies.

      Implications.

      The Role of Affect in First Language Acquisition.

      The Role of Affect in Cognition.

      References.

      Appendix.

      Index.

      Credits.

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