Cognitive Neuroscience of Second and Artificial Language Learning (CoNSALL 2018)

The conference welcomes papers and communications dealing with the cognitive bases of the acquisition and use of a second language or of an artificial language. The following questions are particularly relevant: 

• How are the novel representations of a second language neuroanatomically organised or neurophysiologically implemented in relation to representations of the first and how do they dynamically interact?
• How does the second language / an artificial language influence native language representations and vice versa?
• How much functional autonomy do language representations enjoy from generic cognitive control systems during and after learning?
• What can artificial language learning (as a methodology) tell us about natural language learning and use? For example, what design features affect generalisability of insights gained from artificial language research?
• How do computational models inform us about the neural bases of second language learning?
• Can computational modelling help reveal implicit aspects of second language acquisition?