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Arbib, M. A., Aboitiz, F., Burkart, J. M., Corballis, M., Coudé, G., Hecht, E.,.. & Rossano, F. (2018). The comparative neuroprimatology 2018 (CNP-2018) road map for research on how the brain got language. Interaction Studies, 19(1-2), 370-387.doi.org/10.1075/is.18013.arb

Asano, M., Imai, M., Kita, S., Kitajo, K., Okada, H., & Thierry, G. (2015). Sound symbolism scaffolds language development in preverbal infants. Cortex, 63, 196-205. doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2014.08.025

Balconi, M., & Fronda, G. (2020). The use of hyperscanning to investigate the role of social, affective, and informative gestures in non-verbal communication. Electrophysiological (EEG) and Inter-Brain Connectivity Evidence. Brain Sciences, 10(1), Article 29. doi.org/10.3390/brainsci10010029

Beelen, C., Blockmans, L., Wouters, J., Ghesquiere, P., & Vandermosten, M. (2022). Brain–behavior dynamics between the left fusiform and reading. Brain Structure and Function, 227(2), 587-597. doi.org/10.1007/s00429-021-02372-y

Bergelson, E., Amatuni, A., Dailey, S., Koorathota, S., & Tor, S. (2019). Day by day, hour by hour: Naturalistic language input to infants. Developmental Science, 22(1), e12715. doi.org/10.1111/desc.12715

Berninger, V. W., Richards, T. L., Nielsen, K. H., Dunn, M. W., Raskind, M. H., & Abbott, R. D. (2019). Behavioral and brain evidence for language by ear, mouth, eye, and hand and motor skills in literacy learning. International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 7(sup1), 182-200. doi.org/10.1080/21683603.2018.1458357

Berthier, M. L., Dávila, G., Torres-Prioris, M. J., Moreno-Torres, I., Clarimón, J., Dols-Icardo, O.,.. & Molina-Sánchez, D. (2020). Developmental dynamic dysphasia: Are bilateral brain abnormalities a signature of inefficient neural plasticity? Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 14, 73. doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2020.00073

Berwick, R. C., Friederici, A. D., Chomsky, N., & Bolhuis, J. J. (2013). Evolution, brain, and the nature of language. Trends in Cognitive Sciences,17(2), 89-98.doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2012.12.002

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Boeckx, C., & Benítez-Burraco, A. (2014). The shape of the human language-ready brain. Frontiers in Psychology, 5(282), 10-3389. doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00282

Bolhuis, J. J. (2013). Birdsong, speech, and language: exploring the evolution of mind and brain. MIT press.

Borghi, A. M., Barca, L., Binkofski, F., Castelfranchi, C., Pezzulo, G., & Tummolini, L. (2019). Words as social tools: language, sociality and inner grounding in abstract concepts. Physics of Life Reviews, 29, 120-153. doi.org/10.1016/j.plrev.2018.12.001

Bowman, L. C., Pierce, L. J., Nelson, C. A., & Werker, J. F. (2018). Neural foundations of cognition and language. In: The Neurobiology of Brain and Behavioral Development (pp. 257-290). doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-804036-2.00010-8

Bornkessel-Schlesewsky, I. (2018). How the brain processes language. [video] (3:08 minutes). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLzZdbjvxvM&ab_channel=UniversityofSouthAustralia

Brownell, M. D., Ekuma, O., Nickel, N. C., Chartier, M., Koseva, I., & Santos, R. G. (2016). A population-based analysis of factors that predict early language and cognitive development. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 35, 6-18. doi.org/10.1016/J.ECRESQ.2015.10.004

Cachia, A., Roell, M., Mangin, J. F., Sun, Z. Y., Jobert, A., Braga, L.,.. & Borst, G. (2018). How interindividual differences in brain anatomy shape reading accuracy. Brain Structure and Function, 223(2), 701-712. doi.org/10.1007/s00429-017-1516-

Caucheteux, C., & King, J. R. (2022). Brains and algorithms partially converge in natural language processing. Communications Biology, 5(1), 1-10. doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03036-1

Cheng, Q., Halgren, E., & Mayberry, R. (2018). Effects of early language deprivation: Mapping between brain and behavioral outcomes. In: Proceedings of the 42nd Annual Boston University Conference on Language Development (pp. 140-152). Cascadilla Press.

Chernigovskaya, T. V. (2020). Biology, environment, and culture: From animal communication to human language and cognition. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Philosophy and Conflict Studies, 36(1), 157–170. doi.org/10.21638/spbu17.2020.113

Chien, P. J., Friederici, A. D., Hartwigsen, G., & Sammler, D. (2020). Neural correlates of intonation and lexical tone in tonal and non‐tonal language speakers. Human Brain Mapping, 41, 1842–1858. doi.org/10.1002/hbm.24916

Chilosi, A. M., Bulgheroni, S., Turi, M., Cristofani, P., Biagi, L., Erbetta, A.,.. & Fiori, S. (2019). Hemispheric language organization after congenital left brain lesions: A comparison between functional transcranial Doppler and functional MRI. Journal of Neuropsychology, 13(1), 46-66. doi.org/10.1111/jnp.12128

Christakis, D. A., Lowry, S. J., Goldberg, G., Violette, H., & Garrison, M. M. (2019). Assessment of a parent-child interaction intervention for language development in children. JAMA Network Open, 2(6), e195738-e195738. doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.5738

Chyl, K., Fraga-González, G., Brem, S., & Jednoróg, K. (2021). Brain dynamics of (a) typical reading development—a review of longitudinal studies. NPJ Science of Learning, 6(1), 1-9. doi.org/10.1038/s41539-020-00081-5

Clark, A. J., Van Dyke, M. K., Tussey, J. T., & Haas, L. (2022). Poverty effects on oral language development: birth to third grade. In A.J. Clark, M.K.. Van Dyke,, J.T,. Tussey and L. Haas’  Poverty impacts on literacy education (pp. 1-22). IGI Global.

Clough, S., & Duff, M. C. (2020). The role of gesture in communication and cognition: implications for understanding and treating neurogenic communication disorders. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 14, Article 323. doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2020.00323

De Boer, B., Thompson, B., Ravignani, A., & Boeckx, C. (2020). Evolutionary dynamics do not motivate a single-mutant theory of human language. Scientific Reports, 10(1), 1-9. doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-57235-8

Dehaene, S. (2009). Reading in the brain. Penguin Books. https://readinginthebrain.pagesperso-orange.fr/intro.htm

Dehaene, S. (2014). Reading in the brain revised and extended: response to comments. Mind & Language, 29(3), 320-335. doi.org/10.1111/mila.12053

Dehaene, S. et al. (2010). How learning to read changes the cortical networks for vision and language. Science, 330, 1359–1364. doi.org/10.1126/science.1194140

Dehaene, S., Cohen, L., Morais, J., & Kolinsky, R. (2015). Illiterate to literate: behavioural and cerebral changes induced by reading acquisition. Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 16(4), 234-244.  doi.org/10.1038/nrn3924

Del Tufo, S. N., Earle, F. S., & Cutting, L. E. (2019). The impact of expressive language development and the left inferior longitudinal fasciculus on listening and reading comprehension. Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, 11(1), Article 37. doi.org/10.1186/s11689-019-9296-7

Diepeveen, F. B., Dusseldorp, E., Bol, G. W., Oudesluys-Murphy, A. M., & Verkerk, P. H. (2016). Failure to meet language milestones at two years of age is predictive of specific language impairment. Acta Paediatrica, 105(3), 304-310.doi.org/10.1111/apa.13271

Ellis, N. C. (2019). Essentials of a theory of language cognition. The Modern Language Journal, 103, 39-60. doi.org/10.1111/modl.12532

Enge, A., Friederici, A. D., & Skeide, M. A. (2020). A meta-analysis of fMRI studies of language comprehension in children. NeuroImage, 215, Article 116858. doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.116858

Fama, M. E., Snider, S. F., Henderson, M. P., Hayward, W., Friedman, R. B., & Turkeltaub, P. E. (2019). The subjective experience of inner speech in aphasia is a meaningful reflection of lexical retrieval. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 62(1), 106-122. doi.org/10.1044/2018_JSLHR-L-18-0222

Fan, L., Zhuang, K., Wang, X., Zhang, J., Liu, C., Gu, J., & Qiu, J. (2023). Exploring the behavioral and neural correlates of semantic distance in creative writing. Psychophysiology, 60(5), e14239. doi.org/10.1111/psyp.14239

Fedorenko, E., & Blank, I. A. (2020). Broca’s area is not a natural kind. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 24(4), 270-284. doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2020.01.001

Fernández Castro, V. (2019). Inner speech and metacognition: a defense of the commitment-based approach. Logos & Episteme, 10(3), 245-261. doi.org/10.5840/logos-episteme201910324

Fernyhough, C., Watson, A., Bernini, M., Moseley, P., & Alderson-Day, B. (2019). Imaginary companions, inner speech and auditory verbal hallucinations: What are the relations? Frontiers in Psychology, 10, Article 1665. doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01665

Fitz, H., Uhlmann, M., van den Broek, D., Duarte, R., Hagoort, P., & Petersson, K. M. (2019). Neuronal memory for language processing. bioRxiv, Article 546325. doi.org/10.1101/546325

Fishbein, A. R., Fritz, J. B., Idsardi, W. J., & Wilkinson, G. S. (2020). What can animal communication teach us about human language? Philosophical Transactions Royal Society B, 375(1789), Article 20190042. dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2019.004

Forgács, B., Parise, E., Csibra, G., Gergely, G., Jacquey, L., & Gervain, J. (2019). Fourteen-month-old infants track the language comprehension of communicative partners. Developmental Science, 22(2), Article e12751. doi.org/10.1111/desc.12751

Forgács, B., Tauzin, T., Gergely, G. et al. The newborn brain is sensitive to the communicative function of language. Scientific Reports, 12, 1220. doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-05122-0

Fossa, P., Gonzalez, N., & Di Montezemolo, F. C. (2019). From inner speech to mind-wandering: developing a comprehensive model of inner mental activity trajectories. Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science, 53(2), 298-322. doi.org/10.1007/s12124-018-9462-6

Frank, S. L., Monaghan, P., & Tsoukala, C. (2019). Neural network models of language acquisition and processing. Radboud Repository.

Friederici, A. D. (2012). The cortical language circuit: from auditory perception to sentence comprehension. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 16(5), 262-268. doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2012.04.001

Friederici, A. D. (2017). Language in our brain: The origins of a uniquely human capacity. The MIT Press. doi.org/10.1093/jole/lzy009

Friederici, A. D., & Gierhan, S. M. (2013). The language network. Current Opinion in Neurobiology, 23(2), 250-254. doi.org/10.1016/j.conb.2012.10.002

Fromkin, V., Rodman, R., & Hyams, N. (2013). An introduction to language. Cengage Learning.

Fyfe, E. R., Matz, L. E., Hunt, K. M., & Alibali, M. W. (2019). Mathematical thinking in children with developmental language disorder: The roles of pattern skills and verbal working memory. Journal of Communication Disorders, 77, 17-30. doi.org/10.1016/j.jcomdis.2018.11.001

Geranmayeh, F., Brownsett, S. L., & Wise, R. J. (2014). Task-induced brain activity in aphasic stroke patients: what is driving recovery? Brain, 137(10), 2632-2648. doi.org/10.1093/brain/awu163

Geva, S., & Fernyhough, C. (2019). A penny for your thoughts: Children’s inner speech and its neuro-development. Frontiers in Psychology, 10, Article 1708. doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01708

Geva, S., & Warburton, E. A. (2019). A test battery for inner speech functions. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 34(1), 97-113. doi.org/10.1093/arclin/acy018

Giacobbe, C., Raimo, S., Cropano, M., & Santangelo, G. (2022). Neural correlates of embodied action language processing: a systematic review and meta-analytic study. Brain Imaging and Behavior, 16(5), 2353-2374. doi.org/10.1007/s11682-022-00680-3

Gimenez, P., Bugescu, N., Black, J. M., Hancock, R., Pugh, K., Nagamine, M., et al. (2014). Neuroimaging correlates of handwriting quality as children learn to read and write. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 8, Article 155. doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2014.00155

Gleason, J. B., & Ratner, N. B. (2022). The development of language. Plural Publishing.

Golinkoff, R. M., Hoff, E., Rowe, M. L., Tamis-LeMonda, C. S., & Hirsh‐Pasek, K. (2019). Language matters: Denying the existence of the 30-million-word gap has serious consequences. Child Development, 90(3), 985-992. doi.org/10.1111/cdev.13125

Goswami, U. (2022). Language acquisition and speech rhythm patterns: an auditory neuroscience perspective. Royal Society Open Science, 9(7), 211855. doi.org/10.1098/rsos.211855

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Harvard University Extension School. (2013, March 24). Tracey Tokuhama-Espinosa, Ph.D. Harvard Week 7 Language Psych 1609, Spring 2013. [video]. (1:27:29). YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xIbt8fxbus

Haspelmath, M. (2020). Human linguisticality and the building blocks of languages. Frontiers in Psychology, 10, Article 3056. doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.03056

He, T., Boudewyn, M. A., Kiat, J. E., Sagae, K., & Luck, S. J. (2022). Neural correlates of word representation vectors in natural language processing models: Evidence from representational similarity analysis of event‐related brain potentials. Psychophysiology, 59(3), e13976. doi.org/10.1111/psyp.13976

Henderson, J. M., Choi, W., Lowder, M. W., & Ferreira, F. (2016). Language structure in the brain: A fixation-related fMRI study of syntactic surprisal in reading. NeuroImage, 132, 293-300. doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2016.02.050

Hindman, A. H., Wasik, B. A., & Snell, E. K. (2016). Closing the 30 million word gap: Next steps in designing research to inform practice. Child Development Perspectives, 10(2), 134-139. doi.org/10.1111/cdep.12177

Hinojosa, J. A., Moreno, E. M., & Ferré, P. (2020). On the limits of affective neurolinguistics: a “universe” that quickly expands. Language, Cognition and Neuroscience, 1-8. doi.org/10.1080/23273798.2020.1761988

Hoff, E. (2013). Interpreting the early language trajectories of children from low-SES and language minority homes: implications for closing achievement gaps. Developmental Psychology, 49(1), 4-14. doi.org/10.1037/a0027238

Hübner, L. C., Wilson, M. A., & Brambati, S. M. (2018). Language in a psycho/neurolinguistic and cognitive neuroscience perspective. Letras de Hoje, 53(1), 3-4. doi.org/10.15448/1984-7726.2018.1.30998

Huettig, F., Kolinsky, R., & Lachmann, T. (2018). The culturally co-opted brain: How literacy affects the human mind. Language, Cognition and Neuroscience, 33(3), 275-277. doi.org/10.1080/23273798.2018.1425803

Idiart, M. A., Villavicencio, A., Katz, B., Rennó-Costa, C., & Lisman, J. (2019). How does the brain represents language and answers questions? Using an AI system to understand the underlying neurobiological mechanisms. Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience, 13, Article 12. doi.org/10.3389/fncom.2019.00012

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Ivanova, A., Zaidel, E., Salamon, N., Bookheimer, S., Uddin, L. Q., & de Bode, S. (2017). Intrinsic functional organization of putative language networks in the brain following left cerebral hemispherectomy. Brain Structure and Function, 222(8), 3795-3805. doi.org/10.1007/s00429-017-1434-y

Jabr, F. (2013). The reading brain in the digital age: The science of paper versus screens. Scientific American, 11.

Jackson, P. (2020). Understanding understanding and ambiguity in natural language. Procedia Computer Science, 169, 209-225. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

James, K. H., & Engelhardt, L. (2012). The effects of handwriting experience on functional brain development in pre-literate children. Trends in Neuroscience and Education, 1(1), 32-42. doi.org/10.1016/j.tine.2012.08.001

Jeong, H., Li, P., Suzuki, W., Sugiura, M., & Kawashima, R. (2020). Neural mechanisms of language learning from social contexts. Brain and Language, 212, Article 104874. doi.org/10.1016/j.bandl.2020.104874

Josserand, M., Meeussen, E., Majid, A., & Dediu, D. (2021). Environment and culture shape both the colour lexicon and the genetics of colour perception. Scientific Reports, 11(1), 19095. doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-98550-3

Karani, N. F., Sher, J., & Mophosho, M. (2022). The influence of screen time on children's language development: A scoping review. South African Journal of Communication Disorders, 69(1), 1-7. dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajcd.v69i1.825

Kim, S. Y., & Cao, F. (2022). How does the brain read different scripts? Evidence from English, Korean, and Chinese. Reading and Writing, 35(6), 1449-1473. doi.org/10.1007/s11145-022-10263-9

Klepousniotou, E., Gracco, V. L., & Pike, G. B. (2014). Pathways to lexical ambiguity: fMRI evidence for bilateral fronto-parietal involvement in language processing. Brain and Language, 131, 56-64. doi.org/10.1016/j.bandl.2013.06.002

Kousaie, S., Baum, S., Phillips, N. A., Gracco, V., Titone, D., Chen, J. K.,.. & Klein, D. (2019). Language learning experience and mastering the challenges of perceiving speech in noise. Brain and Language, 196, Article 104645. doi.org/10.1016/j.bandl.2019.104645

Krieg, S. M., Sollmann, N., Hauck, T., Ille, S., Foerschler, A., Meyer, B., & Ringel, F. (2013). Functional language shift to the right hemisphere in patients with language-eloquent brain tumors. PLoS One, 8(9), e75403. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0075403

Kuhl, P. K. (2011). Brain mechanisms in early language acquisition. Neuron, 67(5), 713-727. doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2010.08.038

Kuhl, P. K. (2023). Speech and Hearing, Minifie Lecture 2022 University of Washington [video]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqqFMmpLf8U&ab_channel=UWI-LABS

Kuhn, L. J., Willoughby, M. T., Wilbourn, M. P., Vernon‐Feagans, L., & Blair, C. B. (2014). Early communicative gestures prospectively predict language development and executive function in early childhood. Child Development, 85(5), 1898-1914. doi.org/10.1111/cdev.12249

Kümmerer, D., Hartwigsen, G., Kellmeyer, P., Glauche, V., Mader, I., Klöppel, S.,.. & Saur, D. (2013). Damage to ventral and dorsal language pathways in acute aphasia. Brain, 136(2), 619-629. doi.org/10.1093/brain/aws354

Levelt, W. J. (2019). How speech evolved: Some historical remarks. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 62(8S), 2926-2931. doi.org/10.1044/2019_JSLHR-S-CSMC7-19-0017

Lloyd-Fox, S., Blasi, A., McCann, S., Rozhko, M., Katus, L., Mason, L.,.. & BRIGHT project team. (2019). Habituation and novelty detection fNIRS brain responses in 5‐and 8‐month‐old infants: The Gambia and UK. Developmental Science, 22(5), Article e12817. doi.org/10.1111/desc.12817

Luo, R., Alper, R. M., Hirsh-Pasek, K., Mogul, M., Chen, Y., Masek, L. R.,.. & Golinkoff, R. M. (2019). Community-based, caregiver-implemented early language intervention in high-risk families: Lessons learned. Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action, 13(3), 283-291. doi.org/10.1353/cpr.2019.0056

Maffei, V., Indovina, I., Mazzarella, E., Giusti, M. A., Macaluso, E., Lacquaniti, F., & Viviani, P. (2020). Sensitivity of occipito-temporal cortex, premotor and Broca’s areas to visible speech gestures in a familiar language. PloS one, 15(6), e0234695. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0234695

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Malik-Moraleda, S., Ayyash, D., Gallée, J., Affourtit, J., Hoffmann, M., Mineroff, Z., Jouravlev, O., & Fedorenko, E. (2022). An investigation across 45 languages and 12 language families reveals a universal language network. Nature Neuroscience, 25(8), 1014–1019. doi.org/10.1038/s41593-022-01114-5

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Martin, S., Millán, J. D. R., Knight, R. T., & Pasley, B. N. (2019). The use of intracranial recordings to decode human language: Challenges and opportunities. Brain and Language, 193, 73-83. doi.org/10.1016/j.bandl.2016.06.003

Mascaro, J. S., Rentscher, K. E., Hackett, P. D., Mehl, M. R., & Rilling, J. K. (2017). Child gender influences paternal behavior, language, and brain function. Behavioral Neuroscience, 131(3), 262-273. doi.org/10.1037/bne0000199

Mavrou, I., & Dewaele, J. M. (2020). Emotionality and pleasantness of mixed‐emotion stimuli: The role of language, modality, and emotional intelligence. International Journal of Applied Linguistics, 30(2), 313-328.doi.org/10.1111/ijal.12285

Meganathan, R. (2019). Rhyming the rhyme: Rhymes and songs as inputs and instruments for familiarising children with the English language. The Primary Teacher, 41.

Mekki, Y., Guillemot, V., Lemaître, H., Carrión-Castillo, A., Forkel, S., Frouin, V., & Philippe, C. (2022). The genetic architecture of language functional connectivity. NeuroImage, 249, 118795. doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2021.118795

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Mercer, N. (2019). Language and the joint creation of knowledge: The selected works of Neil Mercer. Routledge. doi.org/10.4324/9780429400759 

Merz, E. C., Maskus, E. A., Melvin, S. A., He, X., & Noble, K. G. (2019). Socioeconomic disparities in language input are associated with children's language‐related brain structure and reading skills. Child Development, 1–15. doi.org/10.1111/cdev.13239

Merz, E. C., Wiltshire, C. A., & Noble, K. G. (2019). Socioeconomic inequality and the developing brain: Spotlight on language and executive function. Child Development Perspectives, 13(1), 15-20. doi.org/10.1111/cdep.12305

Moon, C., Lagercrantz, H., & Kuhl, P. K. (2013). Language experienced in utero affects vowel perception after birth: a two-country study. Acta Paediatrica, 102(2), 156-160. doi.org/10.1111/apa.12098

Morin, A. (2019). When inner speech and imagined interactions meet. Imagination, Cognition and Personality, 39(4), 374-385. doi.org/10.1177/0276236619864276

Morningstar, M., Garcia, D., Dirks, M. A., & Bagner, D. M. (2019). Changes in parental prosody mediate effect of parent-training intervention on infant language production. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 87(3), 313-318. doi.org/10.1037/ccp0000375

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