Embodied Semantics in a Second Language: Critical Review and Clinical Implications
The role of the sensorimotor system in second language (L2) semantic processing as well as its clinical implications for bilingual patients has hitherto been neglected. We offer an overview of the issues at stake in this under-investigated field, presenting the theoretical and clinical relevance of...
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| author | Elisa Monaco Lea B. Jost Pascal M. Gygax Jean-Marie Annoni Jean-Marie Annoni |
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| description | The role of the sensorimotor system in second language (L2) semantic processing as well as its clinical implications for bilingual patients has hitherto been neglected. We offer an overview of the issues at stake in this under-investigated field, presenting the theoretical and clinical relevance of studying L2 embodiment and reviewing the few studies on this topic. We highlight that (a) the sensorimotor network is involved in L2 processing, and that (b) in most studies, L2 is differently embodied than L1, reflected in a lower degree or in a different pattern of L2 embodiment. Importantly, we outline critical issues to be addressed in order to guide future research. We also delineate the subsequent steps needed to confirm or dismiss the value of language therapeutic approaches based on embodiment theories as a complement of speech and language therapies in adult bilinguals. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9e135c787ecc41b09db12066a0e4eb3c2022-12-21T18:33:03ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Human Neuroscience1662-51612019-03-011310.3389/fnhum.2019.00110435195Embodied Semantics in a Second Language: Critical Review and Clinical ImplicationsElisa Monaco0Lea B. Jost1Pascal M. Gygax2Jean-Marie Annoni3Jean-Marie Annoni4Laboratory for Cognitive and Neurological Sciences, Neurology Unit, Medicine Section, Department of Neuroscience and Movement Science, Faculty of Science and Medicine, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, SwitzerlandLaboratory for Cognitive and Neurological Sciences, Neurology Unit, Medicine Section, Department of Neuroscience and Movement Science, Faculty of Science and Medicine, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, SwitzerlandDepartment of Psychology, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, SwitzerlandLaboratory for Cognitive and Neurological Sciences, Neurology Unit, Medicine Section, Department of Neuroscience and Movement Science, Faculty of Science and Medicine, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, SwitzerlandNeurology Unit, Fribourg Cantonal Hospital, Fribourg, SwitzerlandThe role of the sensorimotor system in second language (L2) semantic processing as well as its clinical implications for bilingual patients has hitherto been neglected. We offer an overview of the issues at stake in this under-investigated field, presenting the theoretical and clinical relevance of studying L2 embodiment and reviewing the few studies on this topic. We highlight that (a) the sensorimotor network is involved in L2 processing, and that (b) in most studies, L2 is differently embodied than L1, reflected in a lower degree or in a different pattern of L2 embodiment. Importantly, we outline critical issues to be addressed in order to guide future research. We also delineate the subsequent steps needed to confirm or dismiss the value of language therapeutic approaches based on embodiment theories as a complement of speech and language therapies in adult bilinguals.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnhum.2019.00110/fullaphasiabilingualismclinical rehabilitationembodimentsemantics |
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| title | Embodied Semantics in a Second Language: Critical Review and Clinical Implications |
| title_full | Embodied Semantics in a Second Language: Critical Review and Clinical Implications |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Embodied Semantics in a Second Language: Critical Review and Clinical Implications |
| title_short | Embodied Semantics in a Second Language: Critical Review and Clinical Implications |
| title_sort | embodied semantics in a second language critical review and clinical implications |
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| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnhum.2019.00110/full |
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