Bilingualism matters: language learning across the lifespan

What happens in the brain when learning a second language? Can speaking more than one language provide cognitive benefits over a lifetime? What implications does an increase in bilingualism have for society? And what are the factors that can promote and support bilingualism in children and adults? T...

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Beteiligte Personen: Garraffa, Maria (VerfasserIn), Sorace, Antonella (VerfasserIn), Vender, Maria (VerfasserIn), Schwieter, John W. 1979- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2023
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Links:https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009333375
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009333375
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009333375
Zusammenfassung:What happens in the brain when learning a second language? Can speaking more than one language provide cognitive benefits over a lifetime? What implications does an increase in bilingualism have for society? And what are the factors that can promote and support bilingualism in children and adults? This book - a translated and adapted version of Il Cervello Bilingue (2020) - answers these questions and more, providing the reader with a comprehensive yet concise guide on different topics related to bilingualism. Based on the results of the most recent studies conducted internationally, it discusses recent research findings, explains terminology, and elaborates on the current state of the field, with the aim of providing families and society with suggestions about how to encourage bilingualism. Written in an engaging and accessible style, it takes both academics and readers with no prior knowledge of the field on a journey into the bilingual brain
Beschreibung:Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 30 Jun 2023)
Who is bilingual? -- The development of two languages : phonology, lexicon, and morphosyntax -- Bilingualism across the lifespan -- Two languages in one brain -- Bilingualism and atypical development -- Bilingualism and society
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (vii, 148 Seiten)
ISBN:9781009333375
DOI:10.1017/9781009333375