Leonarda Prela

Researcher · First and Second Language Acquisition

Germany

About

Dr. Leonarda Prela is a doctoral researcher at the Chair of Language and Cognition (Alexander von Humboldt-Professorship) within the Department of English and American Studies at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU). Her research investigates the interplay between cognitive abilities and linguistic performance in adult bilingual speakers of Greek and English, focusing on factors influencing first and second language acquisition.

Research Focus:

Relationship between L1 and L2 in bilinguals
Cognitive predictors of language attainment
Role of education and input quality/quantity

Recent Publications Analyzed:

2024 study on age effects in heritage vs. late L2 learners
2022 investigation of aptitude-experience interactions in Greek-English bilinguals

Contact: leonarda.prela@fau.de

Research fields

First and Second Language Acquisition Bilingualism in Adults Cognitive Linguistics Psycholinguistics Individual Differences in Language Learning Heritage Language Maintenance

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