Features and Processing in Agreement

How do we comprehend language? Does our brain differentiate among the different types of grammatical and conceptual information that each sentence we read and listen to contains? Are these mechanisms sensitive to cross-linguistic similarities and differences? To answer these questions, this book provides a comprehensive overview of existing experimental and theoretical studies on language processing. Special emphasis is given here to the analysis of basic building blocks of language – features – and to an approach that relies on the fruitful interaction among theoretical linguistics, psycholinguistics and neuroscience.


Simona Mancini obtained her PhD in Cognitive Science from the University of Siena, Italy, and is now a Researcher at the Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language. Her research combines linguistics and psycholinguistics to study language comprehension, production and learning in bilingual and monolingual populations. She is the author of a number of scientific articles published in various international peer-reviewed journals and edited volumes.

"Simona Mancini's monograph investigates subject-verb agreement, with special reference to the featural cartography and the underlying morphosyntactic mechanisms, but also to the time course in processing, and to the neural circuitry involved in agreement processes. The result is a comprehensive, resolutely interdisciplinary study of agreement, combining formal syntax, psycholinguistic experimentation, and brain imaging techniques in innovative ways."

Luigi Rizzi Professor of Linguistics, University of Siena and University of Geneva

"In this monograph, Simona Mancini develops a comprehensive account of how a basic linguistic relation agreement is processed, providing a detailed and lucid perspective on its neurobiological and behavioral bases. It is a delightful and enriching read for linguists and neuroscientists alike."

Manuel Carreiras Professor of Psychology, Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language

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ISBN: 1-5275-0573-1

ISBN13: 978-1-5275-0573-5

Release Date: 13th February 2018

Pages: 171

Price: £58.99

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