Language Acquisition, Processing and Bilingualism

Anna Cardinaletti is a specialist of comparative syntax and (a)typical language acquisition. Her publications include four books, 16 edited volumes, and 134 articles on theoretical and experimental linguistics. She coordinates the Venice Accessibility Lab, Italy, and is, along with her co-editors, a linguist at Ca' Foscari University of Venice.Chiara Branchini is a sign language specialist. Her publications include one book, one edited volume, and 32 articles on the syntax of sign languages, code-blending in bimodal bilinguals, and (a)typical language acquisition. She is one of the authors of A Grammar of Italian Sign Language (2020). Giuliana Giusti is a specialist of formal syntax and its applications to language education, language awareness, and gender identity. She has published four books, including Nominal Syntax at the Interfaces (2015), seven edited volumes, and 85 articles.Francesca Volpato is a specialist of typical and atypical language acquisition in cases of deafness and learning difficulties, on which she has published one book and 32 articles. She coordinates the Laboratory of Linguistics for Deafness and Language Disorders, at Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Italy.