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About half the world's population knows and uses two or more languages in everyday life, and an increasing number of parents are raising their children bilingual. This book covers topics such as the extent of bilingualism, how someone becomes bilingual, the bilingual mind and brain, and bilingualism across the lifespan.
List of contents
1. Describing Bilinguals; 2. The Extent of Bilingualism; 3. Using Two or More Languages; 4. Across the Lifespan; 5. Becoming Bilingual; 6. Bilingualism in the Family; 7. Children with Additional Needs; 8. Second Language Learning; 9. Biculturalism and Personality; 10. When the Heart Speaks; 11. Language Processing; 12. The Bilingual Mind; 13. The Bilingual Brain; 14. Special Bilinguals; 15. Reminiscing; Index.
About the author
A bilingual himself, François Grosjean is a world-renowned expert on the topic. He started his academic career at the University of Paris 8 and then taught and completed research in psycholinguistics at Northeastern University in Boston. In 1987, he was appointed professor at Neuchâtel University, Switzerland, where he founded the Language and Speech Processing Laboratory.
Summary
About half the world's population knows and uses two or more languages in everyday life, and an increasing number of parents are raising their children bilingual. This book covers topics such as the extent of bilingualism, how someone becomes bilingual, the bilingual mind and brain, and bilingualism across the lifespan.
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'Written in a clear and engaging style, and yet sharing important research information, Grosjean here answers our many questions as we live and raise families bilingually. By centering life as a bilingual, Grosjean dispels many anxieties produced by monolingual framings, normalizing processes of growing up, living, learning, loving, thinking and ageing bilingually.' Ofelia García, The Graduate Center, City University of New York
