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Bilingualism Across the Lifespan : Factors Moderating Language Proficiency / ed. by Elena Nicoladis, Simona Montanari.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Language and the Human Lifespan (LHLS)Publisher: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter Mouton, [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Description: 1 online resource (VIII, 353 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9783110340440
  • 9783110395341
  • 9783110341249
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 401/.93 23/eng/20230216
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  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Contributors -- Introduction -- 1. Shifting Perspectives on Bilingualism -- I. Early Bilingualism -- 2. Early Bilingualism: From Differentiation to the Impact of Family Language Practices -- 3. Speech Perception in Simultaneously Bilingual Infants -- 4. Early Lexical Development in Bilingual Infants and Toddlers -- 5. Code-Switching in Childhood -- II. Factors Affecting Bilingualism Across the Lifespan -- 6. Quantity and Quality of Language Input in Bilingual Language Development -- 7. Factors Moderating Proficiency in Bilingual Speakers -- 8. Age of Onset of Bilingualism Effects and Availability of Input in First Language Attrition -- 9. Age of Second-Language Acquisition: Critical Periods and Social Concerns -- 10. Code-Switching in Adulthood -- III. Academic Achievement and Literacy in Bilinguals -- 11. Bilingualism and Academic Achievement in Children in Dual Language Programs -- 12. Literacy in Adulthood: Reading in Two Languages -- IV. Cognitive Effects of Bilingualism -- 13. Cognitive Effects of Bilingualism in Infancy -- 14. Bilingual Speakers’ Cognitive Development in Childhood -- 15. Cognitive and Emotional Effects of Bilingualism in Adulthood -- 16. The Contribution of Bilingualism to Cognitive Reserve in Healthy Aging and Dementia -- V. Conclusion -- Concluding Remarks and Future Directions -- Index -- About the Editors
Summary: 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.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Contributors -- Introduction -- 1. Shifting Perspectives on Bilingualism -- I. Early Bilingualism -- 2. Early Bilingualism: From Differentiation to the Impact of Family Language Practices -- 3. Speech Perception in Simultaneously Bilingual Infants -- 4. Early Lexical Development in Bilingual Infants and Toddlers -- 5. Code-Switching in Childhood -- II. Factors Affecting Bilingualism Across the Lifespan -- 6. Quantity and Quality of Language Input in Bilingual Language Development -- 7. Factors Moderating Proficiency in Bilingual Speakers -- 8. Age of Onset of Bilingualism Effects and Availability of Input in First Language Attrition -- 9. Age of Second-Language Acquisition: Critical Periods and Social Concerns -- 10. Code-Switching in Adulthood -- III. Academic Achievement and Literacy in Bilinguals -- 11. Bilingualism and Academic Achievement in Children in Dual Language Programs -- 12. Literacy in Adulthood: Reading in Two Languages -- IV. Cognitive Effects of Bilingualism -- 13. Cognitive Effects of Bilingualism in Infancy -- 14. Bilingual Speakers’ Cognitive Development in Childhood -- 15. Cognitive and Emotional Effects of Bilingualism in Adulthood -- 16. The Contribution of Bilingualism to Cognitive Reserve in Healthy Aging and Dementia -- V. Conclusion -- Concluding Remarks and Future Directions -- Index -- About the Editors

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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.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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