Abstract
Recently the number of studies in the neuropsychology of bilingualism and second language performance has mushroomed This article provides the reader with a critical review of the published and unpublished experimental studies available to date and proposes some new hypotheses about the nature of the organization of languages) in the bilingual brain. Variables treated in the discussion include stage, manner, modality. environment and age of second language acquisition, language specific and ethnic factors and cognitive style. Clinical data from polyglot a phasia are also analyzed An emerging picture of the neuropsychology of bilingualism and second language performance is presented and the contributing cerebral mechanisms and abilities arc discussed Theoretical and methodological issues are also consideredVirtually the only thing that is certain is that language is represented in the brain.—Harry Whitaker
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