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Measuring bilingualism: The quest for a “bilingualism quotient” [PDF]

open access: yesApplied Psycholinguistics, 2020
AbstractThe study of bilingualism has a history that extends from deciphering ancient multilingual texts to mapping the structure of the multilingual brain. The language experiences of individual bilinguals are equally diverse and characterized by unique contexts of acquisition and use that can shape not only sociocultural identity but also cognitive ...
Viorica Marian, Sayuri Hayakawa
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Plasticity, Variability and Age in Second Language Acquisition and Bilingualism

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2018
Much of what is known about the outcome of second language acquisition and bilingualism can be summarized in terms of inter-individual variability, plasticity and age.
David Birdsong
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Bilingualism: Consequences for Mind and Brain [PDF]

open access: yesTrends in Cognitive Sciences, 2012
Building on earlier evidence showing a beneficial effect of bilingualism on children’s cognitive development, we review recent studies using both behavioral and neuroimaging methods to examine the effects of bilingualism on cognition in adulthood and ...
Bialystok, Ellen   +2 more
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INVESTIGATING THE ADVANTAGES OF BILINGUALISM: MULTIDIMENSIONAL RESEARCH FINDINGS

open access: yesEternal (English, Teaching, Learning & Research Journal), 2021
Bilingualism is a widely discussed phenomenon due to its rising trend in this globalization era. Many negative conclusions about bilingualism have been met with positive outcomes from recent studies. This study was library research aimed at exploring the
Gusti Putu Rustika Dewi   +4 more
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Exploring Cross-Linguistic Effects and Phonetic Interactions in the Context of Bilingualism: Introducing the Special Issue

open access: yesLanguages, 2021
Bilinguals who have acquired both of their languages simultaneously since birth or have learned their first language (L1) and their second language (L2) sequentially, as children or as adults, are able to produce and perceive two different sound systems [
Mark Amengual
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Raising bilingual autistic children in the UK: at the intersection between neurological and language diversity

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychiatry, 2023
IntroductionWhile research shows no negative effects of bilingualism on autistic children’s development, due to misconceptions around both autism and bilingualism, bilingual parents and educational/clinical practitioners who advise them often express ...
Bérengère Galadriel Digard   +3 more
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Bilingualism Is Associated with a Delayed Onset of Dementia but Not with a Lower Risk of Developing it: a Systematic Review with Meta-Analyses. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Some studies have linked bilingualism with a later onset of dementia, Alzheimer's disease (AD), and mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Not all studies have observed such relationships, however.
Brini, S.   +9 more
core   +3 more sources

Bilingualism and conversational understanding in young children [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
The purpose of the two experiments reported here was to investigate whether bilingualism confers an advantage on children’s conversational understanding.
Bialystok   +37 more
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Interactional context mediates the consequences of bilingualism for language and cognition.

open access: yesJournal of Experimental Psychology. Learning, Memory and Cognition, 2020
Proficient bilinguals use two languages actively, but the contexts in which they do so may differ dramatically. The present study asked what consequences the contexts of language use hold for the way in which cognitive resources modulate language ...
A. Beatty-Martínez   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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