Drawing together linguists' and psychologists' approaches to the study of bilingualism, this innovative and engaging volume provides students with a firm grounding in bilingual acquisition and development. It begins with a discussion of sequential and simultaneous bilinguals, illustrated by a wealth
Introduction to Bilingualism
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- Publisher
- Red Globe Press
- Year
- 2019
- Tongue
- English
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
Drawing together linguists' and psychologists' approaches to the study of bilingualism, this innovative and engaging volume provides students with a firm grounding in bilingual acquisition and development. It begins with a discussion of sequential and simultaneous bilinguals, illustrated by a wealth of case studies and examples, and the key theories surrounding bilingual development. The book subsequently explores topics such as bilingual speech perception, sound, lexical and morpho-syntactic development, cognitive processing and metalinguistic awareness. Introduction to Bilingualism is an essential companion for undergraduate and postgraduate students of Applied Linguistics, Psycholinguistics, Speech and Language Therapy and Language Education.
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