Cognitive Aspects of Bilingualism
Cognitive Aspects of Bilingualism

Author: Istvan Kecskes

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2007-08-19

Total Pages: 366

ISBN-13: 1402059353

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This work has a uniquely cognitive-functional perspective on bi-lingualism. This means that it makes a clear distinction between real world and projected world. Information conveyed by language must be about the projected world. Both the experimental results and the systematic claims in this volume call for a weak form of whorfianism. The authors examine too some relatively unexplored issues of bilingualism, such as, among others, gender systems in the bilingual mind, synergic concepts, and ontological categorization.

Bilingualism Across the Lifespan
Bilingualism Across the Lifespan

Author: Elena Nicoladis

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Published: 2016-06-20

Total Pages: 362

ISBN-13: 3110341247

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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.

Current Issues in Bilingualism
Current Issues in Bilingualism

Author: Mark Leikin

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2011-11-22

Total Pages: 267

ISBN-13: 940072327X

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As populations become more mobile, so interest grows in bi- and multilingualism, particularly in the context of education. This volume focuses on the singular situation in Israel, whose complex multiculturalism has Hebrew and Arabic as official languages, English as an academic and political language, and tongues such as Russian and Amharic spoken by immigrants. Presenting research on bi- and trilingualism in Israel from a multitude of perspectives, the book focuses on four aspects of multilingualism and literacy in Israel: Arabic-Hebrew bilingual education and Arabic literacy development; second-language Hebrew literacy among immigrant children; literacy in English as a second/third language; and adult bilingualism. Chapters dissect findings on immigrant youth education, language impairment in bilinguals, and neurocognitive features of bilingual language processing. Reflecting current trends, this volume integrates linguistics, sociology, education, cognitive science, and neuroscience.

Childhood Bilingualism
Childhood Bilingualism

Author: Peter Homel

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2014-02-24

Total Pages: 325

ISBN-13: 1317767241

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First published in 1987. This volume is based primarily on a conference on childhood bilingualism held at New York University on June 25 and 26, 1982 with an interest in exploring the nature of bilingual cognition and the effect of bilingualism on psychological development.

Aspects of Multilingual Aphasia
Aspects of Multilingual Aphasia

Author: Martin R. Gitterman

Publisher: Multilingual Matters

Published: 2012-06-20

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 1847697542

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This volume presents a broad overview of current research and thought on aphasia in individuals who speak more than one language. The range of topics covered, and their in-depth treatment, should be of interest to researchers, clinicians, and students.

Bilingualism in Education
Bilingualism in Education

Author: Jim Cummins

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-10-13

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13: 1317869184

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This is a remarkably interesting and useful book...it makes a significant contribution to our knowledge and understanding of both bilingualism and education.' Journal of Education Policy

Aspects of Bilingualism in Wales
Aspects of Bilingualism in Wales

Author: Colin Baker

Publisher: Multilingual Matters

Published: 1985

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 9780905028507

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The minority language and culture of Wales is under threat. Building on a computer analysis of the 1981 Welsh language Census data, the book provides evidence of a language moving slowly towards extinction. Each chapter examines an issue which is of significance in most minority language situations, but is exemplified in the Welsh context.

Language Contact and Linguistic Aspects of Bilingualism
Language Contact and Linguistic Aspects of Bilingualism

Author: Longxing Wei

Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Published: 2024-07-24

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 1036409139

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This book consolidates earlier insights and proposes a model of contact linguistics and an innovative approach to the study of bilingualism. It explores the nature of major language contact phenomena, especially lexical borrowing, mixed languages, bilingual lexical and grammatical processing and representations, second language acquisition, codeswitching, and interlanguage. It examines the universal principles governing grammatical structures of languages in contact and differentiates the lexical and grammatical features of morphemes as outcomes of language contact. The proposed approach describes and explains some outstanding linguistic aspects of bilingualism with a focus on the mechanisms of the bilingual mind during bilingual processing and production at several levels of abstract lexical structure. Abundant naturally occurring examples support the claim that the languages in contact are never equally activated and that language-specific abstract entries in the bilingual mental lexicon are in contact, resulting in mutual influence during codeswitching, second language learning, and interlanguage development.

Key Issues in Bilingualism and Bilingual Education
Key Issues in Bilingualism and Bilingual Education

Author: Colin Baker

Publisher: Multilingual Matters

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 9780905028941

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The book looks at world-wide evidence on issues surrounding bilingualism and bilingual education. These issues include the relationship between bilingualism and intelligence, the advantages and disadvantages of bilingual education and the role of attitude and motivation in bilingualism.