Bilingualism Across the Lifespan

Factors Moderating Language Proficiency
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-3-11-061046-8
Verlag: De Gruyter

Buch, Englisch, 353 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 618 g

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This book pioneers the study of bilingualism across the lifespan and in all its diverse forms. In framing the newest research within a lifespan perspective, the editors highlight the importance of considering an individual's age in researching how bilingualism affects language acquisition and cognitive development. A key theme is the variability among bilinguals, which may be due to a host of individual and sociocultural factors, including the degree to which bilingualism is valued within a particular context.Thus, this book is a call for language researchers, psychologists, and educators to pursue a better understanding of bilingualism in our increasingly global society.

Zielgruppe

Researchers and Advanced Students of Linguistics, Psychology, and

Autoren/Hrsg.

Montanari, Simona

Nicoladis, Elena

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Fremdsprachenerwerb und -didaktik
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Mehrsprachigkeit
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Psycholinguistik, Neurolinguistik, Kognition

Über Autor(innen)

Elena Nicoladis, University of Alberta, Canada; Simona Montanari, California State University Los Angeles, USA.