Introducing Linguistics

Editors

• Joyce Bruhn de Garavito, University of Western Ontario

  Joyce Bruhn de Garavito is a Professor Emeritus of Hispanic Studies and Linguistics at Western University and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Ottawa. She is the recipient of the Western University Pleva award for excellence in teaching and the Graham and Gail Wright Distinguished Scholar award. Her research interests include theoretical linguistics (syntax, language acquisition, Romance languages); languages in contact (language change, bilingualism, Amerindian languages); and applied linguistics (language teaching, methodology).

• John W. Schwieter, Wilfrid Laurier University

  John W. Schwieter is a Professor of Spanish and Linguistics and Faculty of Arts Teaching Scholar at Wilfrid Laurier University where he directs the Language Acquisition, Multilingualism, and Cognition Laboratory and Bilingualism Matters at Laurier. His research interests include: psycholinguistic and neurolinguistic approaches to multilingualism and language acquisition; second language teaching and learning; translation and cognition; and language, culture, and society. He is the Executive Editor of the book series Bilingual Processing and Acquisition (Benjamins) and Co-Editor of Cambridge Elements in Second Language Acquisition.