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Bilingualism in developmentEllen Bialystok

Bilingualism in development

Ellen Bialystok
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"Bilingualism in Development explores language and cognitive development in bilingual children, focusing on the preschool years. It begins by defining what we mean by bilingualism and what the standards are for considering children to be bilingual. Then it examines how children who learn two languages early in childhood develop both linguistic and nonlinguistic cognitive skills." "The author presents her own theoretical framework for cognitive development and language processing, which she uses to interpret the differences between the performance of bilingual and monolingual children. Basing…

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5 editions
  • Other · English · 2009
    Cambridge University Press · 9780511605963
  • Other · English · 2005
    Cambridge University Press · 9780511035906
  • Other · English · 2001
    Cambridge University Press · 9780511051135
  • Other · English · 2001
    Cambridge University Press · 288 pages · 9780521632317
  • Other · English · 2001
    Cambridge University Press · 302 pages · 9781280432231
Cognition in childrenLanguage awareness in childrenBilingualism in childrenLanguage acquisitionBilinguisme chez l'enfantLangageAcquisitionConscience linguistique chez l'enfant