Life as a bilingual : knowing and using two or more languages
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Life as a bilingual : knowing and using two or more languages
Cambridge University Press, 2021
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Life as a bilingual : knowing and using 2 or more languages
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
About half the world's population knows and uses two or more languages in everyday life, and an increasing number of parents are raising their children bilingual. This makes a resource on what it means to become and be bilingual all the more necessary. This book brings together a selection of posts from the author's highly successful Psychology Today blog, grouped by topic into 15 chapters. The topics covered include, among others, what it means to be bilingual, the extent of bilingualism, how someone becomes bilingual, how bilingualism is fostered in the family, the bilingual mind and brain, and bilingualism across the lifespan. It also includes the author's lively interviews with other experts, delving into their research and their own experience as bilinguals. Written in a highly engaging, readable style, this book is suitable for anyone who wants to better understand those who live with two or more languages.
Table of Contents
- 1. Describing Bilinguals
- 2. The Extent of Bilingualism
- 3. Using Two or More Languages
- 4. Across the Lifespan
- 5. Becoming Bilingual
- 6. Bilingualism in the Family
- 7. Children with Additional Needs
- 8. Second Language Learning
- 9. Biculturalism and Personality
- 10. When the Heart Speaks
- 11. Language Processing
- 12. The Bilingual Mind
- 13. The Bilingual Brain
- 14. Special Bilinguals
- 15. Reminiscing
- Index.
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