Thinking and Speaking in a Second Language

Does the language we speak affect the way we think? This Element provides a synthesis of contemporary research on the interplay between language and cognition in speakers of two or more languages and examines variables deemed to impact bilingual acquisition and conceptualization of language-specific thinking patterns during L2 learning.

List of contents

1. What Are the Key Concepts?; 2. What Are the Main Branches of Research?; 3. What Are the Key Readings?; 4. What Are the Implications for SLA?; 5. What Are the New Avenues for Research?

Summary

Does the language we speak affect the way we think? This Element provides a synthesis of contemporary research on the interplay between language and cognition in speakers of two or more languages and examines variables deemed to impact bilingual acquisition and conceptualization of language-specific thinking patterns during L2 learning.

Product details

• Authors: Yi Wang, Yi (Cardiff University) Wei Wang, Yi Wei Wang, Wang Yi, Li Wei, Wei Li
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2022
• EAN: 9781009074841
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0907484-1
• No. of pages: 75
• Series: Elements in Second Language Acquisition
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; Linguistics, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General