Working memory and second language comprehension and production: A meta-analysis

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 861-883

  Linck, Jared A ^a   Osthus, Peter ^a   Koeth, Joel T ^a   Bunting, Michael F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

L2 comprehension; L2 processing; L2 production; Meta analysis; Second language acquisition; Working memory

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MULTILINGUALISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

HUMANS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MULTILINGUALISM;

EID: 84904511298     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: 15315320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/s13423-013-0565-2     Document Type: Article

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