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Bilingualism across the lifespan : factors moderating language proficiency /

"The study of bilingualism unfolds against a varied backdrop of sociocultural and sociopolitical factors. While the nature of bilingualism and multilingualism has often been misunderstood, the bilingual community is a dynamic and ever-growing part of the global population. This book pioneers th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Nicoladis, Elena (Editor ), Montanari, Simona (Linguist) (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : Berlin : American Psychological Association ; Walter de Gruyter, 2016.
Colección:Language and the human lifespan series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction / Simona Montanari and Elena Nicoladis
  • Shifting perspectives on bilingualism / Fred Genesee
  • I. Early bilingualism. Early bilingualism : from differentiation to the impact of family language practices / Suzanne Quay and Simona Montanari
  • Speech perception in simultaneously bilingual infants / Christopher T. Fennell, Angeline Sin-Mei Tsui, and Tamara M. Hudon
  • Early lexical development in bilingual infants and toddlers / Barbara T. Conboy and Simona Montanari
  • Code-switching in childhood / W. Quin Yow, Ferninda Patrycia, and Suzanne Flynn
  • II. Factors affecting bilingualism across the lifespan. Quantity and quality of language input in bilingual language development / Sharon Unsworth
  • Factors moderating proficiency in bilingual speakers / Virginia C. Mueller Gathercole
  • Age of onset of bilingualism effects and availability of input in first language attrition / Silvina Montrul
  • Age of second-language acquisition : critical periods and social concerns / David Birdsong and Jan Vanhove
  • Code-switching in adulthood / Jeff MacSwan
  • III. Academic achievement and literacy in bilinguals. Bilingualism and academic achievement in children in dual language programs / Kathryn Lindholm-Leary
  • Literacy in adulthood : reading in two languages / Judith F. Kroll, Jason Gullifer, and Megan Zirnstein
  • IV. Cognitive effects of bilingualism. Cognitive effects of bilingualism in infancy / Ágnes Melinda Kovács
  • Bilingual speakers' cognitive development in childhood / Elena Nicoladis
  • Cognitive and emotional effects of bilingualism in adulthood / Max R. Freeman, Anthony Shook, and Viorica Marian
  • The contribution of bilingualism to cognitive reserve in healthy aging and dementia / Hilary D. Duncan and Natalie A. Phillips
  • V. Conclusion. Concluding remarks and future directions / Simona Montanari and Elena Nicoladis.