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Bregtje Seton is a PhD student and lecturer in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Groningen. She serves as a study advisor and lecturer, with office hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Her contact information includes telephone number +31 50 36 36061 and email b.j.seton@rug.nl. She is affiliated with the Department of Applied Linguistics at the University of Groningen.
Her educational background includes an MA degree, and she is currently pursuing her PhD.
Bregtje Seton's research focuses on language attrition, second language acquisition, and neurolinguistics. She specializes in grammatical gender processing in bilingual contexts, particularly examining Dutch and German language processing among emigrant populations in Anglophone countries. Her work often employs neurocognitive methods including ERP studies and eye-tracking to investigate how language proficiency changes over time in bilingual individuals. She has made significant contributions to understanding the relationship between first language attrition and second language acquisition, particularly in the domain of grammatical gender.
Her publication record demonstrates consistent contributions to the field of applied linguistics, with a particular emphasis on statistical methods for linguistic research. Her work shows a clear trajectory from early investigations of conceptual representations in the multilingual mind to more recent neurocognitive approaches to language attrition and second language processing.
Her scientific contributions include:
- Co-authoring the influential book "Essential statistics for applied linguistics: Using R and JASP" (2020)
- Contributing to "The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition and Neurolinguistics" with "Second Language Neurocognition and First Language Attrition" (2023)
- Authoring multiple chapters on multi-competence and language attrition
- Conducting pioneering ERP studies on grammatical gender processing in bilingual populations
As a lecturer and study advisor, Seton contributes to the education of linguistics students at the University of Groningen. Her methodological expertise in statistical analysis for linguistic research informs her teaching approach. She frequently collaborates with prominent researchers in the field including Merel Schmid, Wander Lowie, and others, reflecting her integration into the broader academic community in linguistics.
Her research has been conducted primarily through the Department of Applied Linguistics at the University of Groningen, where she has been part of research teams investigating bilingual development and language processing using both behavioral and neurolinguistic methods.
