Bilingualism in development: language, literacy, and cognition
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Main Author: Bialystok, Ellen 1948- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 2009
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Online Access:Volltext
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-279) and index
Faces of bilingualism. Experiencing bilingualism. Who is bilingual? Methodological complications. Where the research looks. Proficiency; or, when is enough enough? -- Starting with one language. Landmarks of language acquisition. Approaches to language acquisition. Out of the dichotomy -- And adding another. Mastering the system. When it can be learned. Learning two languages -- Language in the mind. In search of representations. Adults and the problem of concepts. Children, language, and thought. Representing two languages -- Thinking about language. Defining "metalinguistic". Metalinguistic: the process. Is it better with two languages? Interpreting the research -- Link to literacy. First steps. Early reading. Fluent reading. The difference in reading -- Beyond language. Bilinguals and intelligence. Languages and cognition. Groundwork for interactions. The style of cognition. The symbol basis of quantity. Concepts and creativity. Piecing it together -- The extent of the bilingual mind. A matter of class. Time, timing, and timeliness. Educating children. Who am I?. Lessons for cognition. Finally
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xii, 288 Seiten)
ISBN:9780511605963
DOI:10.1017/CBO9780511605963

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