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 …

With a strong focus on interdisciplinarity, the handbook surveys concepts and methods in
neighbouring disciplines that are concerned with cognition and how they relate to …

Though well established for languages acquired in infancy, the role of embodied
mechanisms remains poorly understood for languages learned in middle childhood and …

e Benjamins Translation Library (BTL) aims to stimulate research and training in Translation
& Interpreting Studies–taken very broadly to encompass the many different forms and …

Embodied theories of cognition consider many aspects of language and other cognitive
domains as the result of sensory and motor processes. In this view, the appraisal and the …

Research on how the brain construes meaning during language use has prompted two
conflicting accounts. According to the 'grounded view', word understanding involves quick …

Do embodied semantic systems play different roles depending on when and how well a
given language was learned? Emergent evidence suggests that this is the case for isolated …

We explored whether negation markers recruit inhibitory mechanisms during keyboard-
based action-verb ty**. In each trial, participants read two sentences: the first featured a …

Since their onset more than 50 years ago, both psycholinguistics and neurolinguistics have
provided crucial breakthroughs for understanding the cognitive bases of language. Despite …

Neurocognitive research on social concepts underscores their reliance on fronto-temporo-
limbic regions mediating broad socio-cognitive skills. Yet, the field has neglected another …