Bilingualism Across the Lifespan: Factors Moderating Language Proficiency

✍ Scribed by Elena Nicoladis (editor); Simona Montanari (editor)

Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
Year: 2016
Tongue: English
Leaves: 361
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

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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