Multilingualism And Ageing
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Multilingualism And Ageing
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language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2020-10-20
Multilingualism And Ageing written by and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-20 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Multilingualism and Ageing provides an overview of research on a large range of topics relating to language processing and use from a life-span perspective. It covers and combines psycholinguistic and sociolinguistic approaches on the topic multilingualism and ageing.
Language And Aging In Multilingual Contexts
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Author : Kees De Bot
language : en
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Release Date : 2005-01-01
Language And Aging In Multilingual Contexts written by Kees De Bot and has been published by Multilingual Matters this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-01-01 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
In this book different aspects of language and aging are discussed. While language spoken by and language spoken with elderly people have been treated as different areas of research, it is argued here that from a dynamical system perspective the two are closely interrelated. In addition to overviews of research on language and aging, a number of projects on this topic in multilingual settings are presented.
Growing Old With Two Languages
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Author : Ellen Bialystok
language : en
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
Release Date : 2017-08-07
Growing Old With Two Languages written by Ellen Bialystok and has been published by John Benjamins Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-07 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This collection brings together two areas of research that are currently receiving great attention in both scientific and public spheres: cognitive aging and bilingualism. With ongoing media focus on the aging population and the need for activities to forestall cognitive decline, experiences that appear effective in maintaining functioning are of great interest. One such experience is lifelong bilingualism. Moreover, research into the cognitive effects of bilingualism has increased dramatically in the past decade, making it an exciting area of study. This volume combines these issues and presents the most recent research and thinking into the effects of bilingualism on cognitive decline in aging. The contributors are all leading scholars in their field. The result is a state-of-the art collection on the effect of bilingualism on cognition in older populations for both healthy aging and aging with dementia. The papers will be of interest to researchers, students, and health professionals.
Third Language Acquisition
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Author : Camilla Bardel
language : en
Publisher: Language Science Press
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Third Language Acquisition written by Camilla Bardel and has been published by Language Science Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Education categories.
This book deals with the phenomenon of third language (L3) acquisition. As a research field, L3 acquisition is established as a branch of multilingualism that is concerned with how multilinguals learn additional languages and the role that their multilingual background plays in the process of language learning. The volume points out some current directions in this particular research area with a number of studies that reveal the complexity of multilingual language learning and its typical variation and dynamics. The eight studies gathered in the book represent a wide range of theoretical positions and offer empirical evidence from learners belonging to different age groups, and with varying levels of proficiency in the target language, as well as in other non-native languages belonging to the learner’s repertoire. Diverse linguistic phenomena and language combinations are viewed from a perspective where all previously acquired languages have a potential role to play in the process of learning a new language. In the six empirical studies, contexts of language learning in school or at university level constitute the main outlet for data collection. These studies involve several language backgrounds and language combinations and focus on various linguistic features. The specific target languages in the empirical studies are English, French and Italian. The volume also includes two theoretical chapters. The first one conceptualizes and describes the different types of multilingual language learning investigated in the volume: i) third or additional language learning by learners who are bilinguals from an early age, and ii) third or additional language learning by people who have previous experience of one or more non-native languages learned after the critical period. In particular, issues related to the roles played by age and proficiency in multilingual acquisition are discussed. The other theoretical chapter conceptualizes the grammatical category of aspect, reviewing previous studies on second and third language acquisition of aspect. Different models for L3 learning and their relevance and implications for representations of aspect and for potential differences in the processing of second and third language acquisition are also examined in this chapter. As a whole, the book presents current research into third or additional language learning by young learners or adults, considering some of the most important factors for the complex process of multilingual language learning: the age of onset of the additional language and that of previously acquired languages, social and affective factors, instruction, language proficiency and literacy, the typology of the background languages and the role they play in shaping syntax, lexicon, and other components of a L3. The idea for this book emanates from the symposium Multilingualism, language proficiency and age, organized by Camilla Bardel and Laura Sánchez at Stockholm University, Department of Language Education, in December 2016.
Multilingualism Across The Lifespan
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Author : Unn Røyneland
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2021-10-17
Multilingualism Across The Lifespan written by Unn Røyneland and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-17 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This innovative collection examines key questions on language diversity and multilingualism running through contemporary debates in psycholinguistics and sociolinguistics. Reinforcing interdisciplinary conversations on these themes, each chapter is co-authored by two different researchers, often those who have not written together before. The combined effect is a volume showcasing unique and dynamic perspectives on such topics as multilingualism across the lifespan, bilingual acquisition, family language policy, language and ageing, language shift, language and identity, and multilingualism and language impairment. The book builds on Elizabeth Lanza’s pioneering work on multilingualism across the lifespan, bringing together cutting-edge research exploring multilingualism as an evolving phenomenon at landmarks in individuals’, families’, and communities’ lives. Taken together, the book offers a rich portrait of the different facets of multilingualism as a lived reality for individuals, families, and communities. This ground-breaking volume will be of particular interest to students and scholars in multilingualism, applied linguistics, sociolinguistics, and psycholinguistics.
Third Age Learners Of Foreign Languages
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Author : Danuta Gabryś-Barker
language : en
Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited
Release Date : 2017-12
Third Age Learners Of Foreign Languages written by Danuta Gabryś-Barker and has been published by Multilingual Matters Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-12 with Language acquisition categories.
This book brings together research on language learning among aging populations. Contributors discuss the issue from various psychological, neurological and pedagogical perspectives, challenge certain familiar preconceptions about older learners and offer the reader ideas for future research in this under-studied area.
Understanding Language And Cognition Through Bilingualism
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Author : Gigi Luk
language : en
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
Release Date : 2023-06-15
Understanding Language And Cognition Through Bilingualism written by Gigi Luk and has been published by John Benjamins Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-06-15 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Bilingualism is a ubiquitous global phenomenon. Beyond being a language experience, bilingualism also entails a social experience, and it interacts with development and learning, with cognitive and neural consequences across the lifespan. The authors of this volume are world renowned experts across several subdisciplines including linguistics, developmental psychology, and cognitive neuroscience. They bring to light bilingualism’s cognitive, developmental, and neural consequences in children, young adults, and older adults. This book honors Ellen Bialystok, and highlights her profound impact on the field of bilingualism research as a lifelong experience. The chapters are organized into four sections: The first section explores the complexity of the bilingual experience beyond the common characterization of “speaking multiple languages.” The next section showcases Ellen Bialystok’s earlier impact on psychology and education; here the contributors answer the question “how does being bilingual shape children’s development?” The third section explores cognitive and neuroscientific theories describing how language experience modulates cognition, behavior, and brain structures and functions. The final section shifts the focus to the impact of bilingualism on healthy and abnormal aging and asks whether being bilingual can stave off the effects of dementia by conferring a “cognitive reserve.”
Language Development Over The Lifespan
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Author : Kees de Bot
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2010-05-26
Language Development Over The Lifespan written by Kees de Bot and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-05-26 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Language Development Over the Lifespan is a reference resource for those conducting research on language development and the aging process, and a supplementary textbook for courses in applied linguistics/bilingualism programs that focus on language attrition/aging and adult literacy development in second languages. It offers an integrative approach to language development that examines changes in language over a lifetime, organized by different theoretical perspectives, which are presented by well-known international scholars.
Age And The Acquisition Of English As A Foreign Language
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Author : María del Pilar García Mayo
language : en
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Release Date : 2003-01-01
Age And The Acquisition Of English As A Foreign Language written by María del Pilar García Mayo and has been published by Multilingual Matters this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-01-01 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
"This book provides an overview of current research on the age factor in foreign language learning, addressing issues, which are critical for language planning. It presents new research on foreign language learning within bilingual communities in formal instruction settings focussing on syntax, phonology, writing, oral skills and learning strategies. "
Beyond Age Effects In Instructional L2 Learning
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Author : Simone E. Pfenninger
language : en
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Release Date : 2017-04-21
Beyond Age Effects In Instructional L2 Learning written by Simone E. Pfenninger and has been published by Multilingual Matters this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-04-21 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This book constitutes a holistic study of how and why late starters surpass early starters in comparable instructional settings. Combining advanced quantitative methods with individual-level qualitative data, it examines the role of age of onset in the context of the Swiss multilingual educational system and focuses on performance at the beginning and end of secondary school, thereby offering a long-term view of the teenage experience of foreign language learning. The study scrutinised factors that seem to prevent young starters from profiting from their extended learning period and investigated the mechanisms that enable late beginners to catch up with early beginners relatively quickly. Taking account of contextual factors, individual socio-affective factors and instructional factors within a single longitudinal study, the book makes a convincing case that age of onset is not only of minimal relevance for many aspects of instructed language acquisition, but that in this context, for a number of reasons, a later onset can be beneficial.