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Bilingualism Across the Lifespan : Factors Moderating Language Proficiency.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Language and the Human Lifespan (LHLS) SeriesPublisher: Basel/Berlin/Boston : De Gruyter, Inc., 2016Copyright date: ©2016Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (362 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9783110341249
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Bilingualism Across the LifespanDDC classification:
  • 401/.93
LOC classification:
  • P118.65 .B555 2016
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Contributors -- Introduction -- 1. Shifting Perspectives on Bilingualism -- I. Early Bilingualism -- 2. Early Bilingualism: From Differentiation to the Impact of Family Language Practices -- 3. Speech Perception in Simultaneously Bilingual Infants -- 4. Early Lexical Development in Bilingual Infants and Toddlers -- 5. Code-Switching in Childhood -- II. Factors Affecting Bilingualism Across the Lifespan -- 6. Quantity and Quality of Language Input in Bilingual Language Development -- 7. Factors Moderating Proficiency in Bilingual Speakers -- 8. Age of Onset of Bilingualism Effects and Availability of Input in First Language Attrition -- 9. Age of Second-Language Acquisition: Critical Periods and Social Concerns -- 10. Code-Switching in Adulthood -- III. Academic Achievement and Literacy in Bilinguals -- 11. Bilingualism and Academic Achievement in Children in Dual Language Programs -- 12. Literacy in Adulthood: Reading in Two Languages -- IV. Cognitive Effects of Bilingualism -- 13. Cognitive Effects of Bilingualism in Infancy -- 14. Bilingual Speakers' Cognitive Development in Childhood -- 15. Cognitive and Emotional Effects of Bilingualism in Adulthood -- 16. The Contribution of Bilingualism to Cognitive Reserve in Healthy Aging and Dementia -- V. Conclusion -- Concluding Remarks and Future Directions -- Index -- About the Editors.
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Intro -- Contents -- Contributors -- Introduction -- 1. Shifting Perspectives on Bilingualism -- I. Early Bilingualism -- 2. Early Bilingualism: From Differentiation to the Impact of Family Language Practices -- 3. Speech Perception in Simultaneously Bilingual Infants -- 4. Early Lexical Development in Bilingual Infants and Toddlers -- 5. Code-Switching in Childhood -- II. Factors Affecting Bilingualism Across the Lifespan -- 6. Quantity and Quality of Language Input in Bilingual Language Development -- 7. Factors Moderating Proficiency in Bilingual Speakers -- 8. Age of Onset of Bilingualism Effects and Availability of Input in First Language Attrition -- 9. Age of Second-Language Acquisition: Critical Periods and Social Concerns -- 10. Code-Switching in Adulthood -- III. Academic Achievement and Literacy in Bilinguals -- 11. Bilingualism and Academic Achievement in Children in Dual Language Programs -- 12. Literacy in Adulthood: Reading in Two Languages -- IV. Cognitive Effects of Bilingualism -- 13. Cognitive Effects of Bilingualism in Infancy -- 14. Bilingual Speakers' Cognitive Development in Childhood -- 15. Cognitive and Emotional Effects of Bilingualism in Adulthood -- 16. The Contribution of Bilingualism to Cognitive Reserve in Healthy Aging and Dementia -- V. Conclusion -- Concluding Remarks and Future Directions -- Index -- About the Editors.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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