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Drawing together linguists' and psychologists' approaches to the study of bilingualism, this innovative and engaging volume provides students with a firm grounding in bilingual acquisition and development. It begins with a discussion of sequential and simultaneous bilinguals, illustrated by a wealth of case studies and examples, and the key theories surrounding bilingual development. The book subsequently explores topics such as bilingual speech perception, sound, lexical and morpho-syntactic development, cognitive processing and metalinguistic awareness.
Introduction to Bilingualism is an essential companion for undergraduate and postgraduate students of Applied Linguistics, Psycholinguistics, Speech and Language Therapy and Language Education.
List of contents
Acknowledgements.- Introduction.- 1. Bilingual Language Development.- 2. Theories of Bilingual Development.- 3. Characteristics of the Bilingual Learner.- 4. Bilingual Speech Perception and Sound Development.- 5. Bilingual Lexical Development.- 6. Bilingual Morpho-Syntactical Development.- 7. Bilingual Language Processing.- 8. Bilingual Metalinguistic Awareness.- 9. Further Directions in Studying Bilingual Learners.- Data Sources.- Bibliography.- Glossary of Terms.- Index.
About the author
?Christina Schelletter is the Head of English Language and Communication at the University of Hertfordshire, UK.
Summary
Drawing together linguists' and psychologists' approaches to the study of bilingualism, this innovative and engaging volume provides students with a firm grounding in bilingual acquisition and development. It begins with a discussion of sequential and simultaneous bilinguals, illustrated by a wealth of case studies and examples, and the key theories surrounding bilingual development. The book subsequently explores topics such as bilingual speech perception, sound, lexical and morpho-syntactic development, cognitive processing and metalinguistic awareness.Introduction to Bilingualism is an essential companion for undergraduate and postgraduate students of applied linguistics, psycholinguistics, speech and language therapy and language education.>
Foreword
Combining linguists' and psychologists' approaches to the study of bilingualism, this innovative and engaging volume provides students with a firm grounding in bilingual acquisition and development. It begins with a discussion of sequential and simultaneous bilinguals
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Thorough and comprehensive, engaging and compelling, this volume provides a systematic overview of some of the key topics in bilingual language acquisition, development, processing and use. Supplemented with rich examples and case studies, the volume is a must read for anyone interested in bilingual theory and practice.
