Mental Lexicon

-Elaborate on definition

-Include at the end how M.L can degenerate over time

Methods of Inquiry

Theories and Perspectives

-Spectrum Theory

-Dual Coding Theory

-Nativist Theory

-Semantic Network Theory

Development

Bilingual Development

Benefits of Two Mental Lexicons in Children (Bilingualism)

Brain and the Mental Lexicon

-Temporal Lobe

-Parietal Lobe

-Various Theories of how/where information is stored

Impaired Access

Shrinking of the Mental Lexicon Over Time