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Author : Canadian Society for Italian Studies
Publisher : Biblioteca di Quaderni d’italianistica
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Education
ISBN : 0969197969
Author : François Grosjean
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0674530926
Many people consider bilinguals to be exceptional, yet almost half the world's population speaks more than one language. Bilingualism is found in every country of the world, in every class of society, in all age groups. Life with Two Languages is the first book to provide a complete and authoritative look at the nature of the bilingual experience. Fran ois Grosjean, himself a bilingual, covers the topic from each of its many angles in order to provide a balanced introduction to this fascinating phenomenon. Grosjean discusses the political and social situations that arise when languages come into contact and the policies nations have established toward their linguistic minorities in the domains of education and governance. Of particular interest is his detailed account of the psychological and social factors that lead a bilingual to choose one of her languages when speaking to another bilingual or to use both languages in the fascinating phenomenon of code-switching. The author explains how children become bilingual as quickly as they become monolingual, describes the organization of languages in the bilingual brain, and examines the legacy of bilingualism on language, as exemplified in word borrowings. Above all, Life with Two Languages puts the emphasis on the bilingual person. In a series of first-hand reports scattered throughout the book, bilinguals tell what it is like to live with two languages and describe the educational and social experiences they have undergone. Written in a clear and informative style, Life with Two Languages will appeal to professionals and students in linguistics, education, sociology, and psychology, as well as to the more casually curious.
Author : François Grosjean
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2010-08-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780674056459
Whether in family life, social interactions, or business negotiations, half the people in the world speak more than one language every day. Yet many myths persist about bilingualism and bilinguals. In a lively and entertaining book, an international authority on bilingualism explores the many facets of life with two or more languages.
Author : RoseMarie Pérez Foster
Publisher : Jason Aronson
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0765701790
A reference for clinicians who wish to understand and treat the diverse and growing bilingual population. This volume describes the process of assessment and treatment, and provides clinical examples to illustrate the complex impact of bilingualism on individual dynamics.
Author : François Grosjean
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2021-06-03
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781108838641
A book on those who know and use two or more languages: Who are they? How do they do it?
Author : Abby Kaplan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-21
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781107084926
A detailed look at language-related myths that explores both what we know and how we know it.
Author : François Grosjean,Ping Li
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2013-01-09
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781444332780
The Psycholinguistics of Bilingualism presents a comprehensive introduction to the foundations of bilingualism, covering language processing, language acquisition, cognition and the bilingual brain. This thorough introduction to the psycholinguistics of bilingualism is accessible to non-specialists with little previous exposure to the field Introduces students to the methodological approaches currently employed in the field, including observation, experimentation, verbal and computational modelling, and brain imaging Examines spoken and written language processing, simultaneous and successive language acquisition, bilingual memory and cognitive effects, and neurolinguistic and neuro-computational models of the bilingual brain Written in an accessible style by two of the field’s leading researchers, together with contributions from internationally-renowned scholars Featuring chapter-by-chapter research questions, this is an essential resource for those seeking insights into the bilingual mind and our current knowledge of the cognitive basis of bilingualism
Author : Rafael Art Javier
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 155 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2007-08-06
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780387309149
This book fills a critical gap in the cross-cultural literature by illuminating the bilingual experience in both its social and clinical contexts. Rafael Javier makes a convincing, empirically founded case for what he terms the bilingual mind, with its own particular approach to cognition, memory, and emotional and social development. Using this framework, he provides answers to important questions about the way bilingualism affects cognition and development.
Author : Jennifer Austin,María Blume,Liliana Sánchez
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2015-04-23
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780521115537
An introduction to bilingualism in the Spanish-speaking world, looking at topics including language contact, bilingual societies, code-switching and language choice.
Author : Aneta Pavlenko
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2006-03-09
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781847699817
Do bi- and multilinguals perceive themselves differently in their respective languages? Do they experience different emotions? How do they express emotions and do they have a favourite language for emotional expression? How are emotion words and concepts represented in the bi- and multilingual lexicons? This ground-breaking book opens up a new field of study, bilingualism and emotions, and provides intriguing answers to these and many related questions.
Author : François Grosjean
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2010-04-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0674048873
Whether in family life, social interactions, or business negotiations, half the people in the world speak more than one language every day. Yet many myths persist about bilingualism and bilinguals. In a lively and entertaining book, an international authority on bilingualism explores the many facets of life with two or more languages.
Author : Carmen Silva-Corvalán
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 435 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2014-02-06
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781107729216
How do children develop bilingual competence? Do bilingual children develop language in the same way as monolinguals? Set in the context of findings on language development, this book examines the acquisition of English and Spanish by two brothers in the first six years of their lives. Based on in-depth and meticulous analyses of naturalistic data, it explores how the systems of both languages affect each other as the children develop, and how different levels of exposure to each language influence the nature of acquisition. The author demonstrates that the children's grammars and lexicons follow a developmental path similar to that of monolinguals, but that cross-linguistic interactions affecting lexical, semantic and discourse-pragmatic aspects arise in Spanish when exposure to it diminishes around the age of four. The first of its kind, this original study is a must-read for students and researchers in bilingualism, child development, language acquisition and language contact.
Author : Josiane F. Hamers,Michel Blanc
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 486 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2000-02-17
Category : Education
ISBN : 0521648432
This updated and revised edition of Hamers and Blanc's successful textbook presents state-of-the-art knowledge about languages in contact from individual bilingualism (or bilinguality) to societal bilingualism. It is both multi- and interdisciplinary in approach, and analyses bilingualism at individual, interpersonal, and societal levels. Linguistic, cognitive and sociocultural aspects of bilingual development are explored, as are problems such as bilingual memory and polyglot aphasia. Hamers and Blanc analyse the relationship between culture, identity, and language behaviour in multicultural settings, as well as the communication strategies in interpersonal and intergroup relations. They also propose theoretical models of language processing and development, which are then applied to bilingual behaviour. Other topics reviewed include language shift, pidgins and creoles, language planning and bilingual education. This book will be invaluable to students, teachers and scholars interested in languages in contact in a range of disciplines including psycholinguistics, linguistics, the social sciences, education and language planning.
Author : François Grosjean
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2022-03-28
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781119602378
Eleven critical issues in the study of bilingualism: Insightful analyses by renowned expert François Grosjean The majority of people living around the world today are able to speak more than one language, yet many aspects of the nature and experience of bilingualism raise unresolved questions for researchers. Who exactly is bilingual? What is the extent of bilingualism? How do infant bilinguals who acquire two languages at the same time manage to separate them? Does language processing work differently when bilinguals are interacting with monolinguals and with bilinguals? When a speaker changes their language, do they also change aspects of their personality? In The Mysteries of Bilingualism, eminent scholar François Grosjean provides a comprehensive examination of individual bilingualism that delves into unanswered questions and challenges many of the myths and misconceptions surrounding bilingualism. Through insightful analyses of eleven key questions, this book offers a unique combination of personal reflection, literature review, personal testimony, and case studies to explore these mysteries. Altogether, this text offers: Comprehensive explorations of the linguistic aspects of bilingualism, including who is bilingual, describing bilinguals, accented speech, and language loss Practical discussions of speech and language processing, including language choice and mixed speech perception and production In-depth examinations of personality and culture in relation to bilingualism and biculturalism Perfect for undergraduate and graduate students of bilingualism, multilingualism, second language acquisition, and applied linguistics, The Mysteries of Bilingualism offers an up-to-date view of the leading research questions in the study of bilingualism today.
Author : Earl F. Caldwell
Publisher : Nova Biomedical Books
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Education
ISBN : 1607417103
A bilingual person, in a broad definition, is one who can communicate in more than one language, be it actively (through speaking, writing, and/or signing) or passively (through listening, reading, and/or perceiving). More specifically, the terms bilingual and trilingual are used to describe comparable situations in which two or three languages are involved. A generic term for multilingual persons is polyglot. Multilingual speakers have acquired and maintained at least one language during childhood, the so-called first language. The first language (sometimes also referred to as the mother tongue). This new book gathers the latest research from around the globe in this field.