ERC Consolidator Grant · 2025
Bilinguals in the making: Language exposure and neural specialization in the first years of life
Most infants in the world grow up acquiring two languages, and they succeed in this task despite receiving language exposure that is quantitatively and qualitatively different from monolinguals. Based on previous monolingual-centered research, bilingual exposure patterns are expected to lead to delays in the acquisition of language-specific competence, but this effect is not observed across bilingual populations. Thus, existing language acquisition frameworks do not allow for accurate prediction of individual language outcomes for infants growing up in complex multilingual environments. Bilingual-LENS is the first large-scale longitudinal and multidisciplinary investigation to determine the…
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