Author : François Grosjean
Release : 2013-01-09
Genre : Language Arts & Disciplines
Kind : eBook
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Book Synopsis The Psycholinguistics of Bilingualism by : François Grosjean
Download or read book The Psycholinguistics of Bilingualism written by François Grosjean. This book was released on 2013-01-09. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Psycholinguistics of Bilingualism presents a comprehensive introduction to the foundations of bilingualism, covering language processing, language acquisition, cognition and the bilingual brain. This thorough introduction to the psycholinguistics of bilingualism is accessible to non-specialists with little previous exposure to the field Introduces students to the methodological approaches currently employed in the field, including observation, experimentation, verbal and computational modelling, and brain imaging Examines spoken and written language processing, simultaneous and successive language acquisition, bilingual memory and cognitive effects, and neurolinguistic and neuro-computational models of the bilingual brain Written in an accessible style by two of the field’s leading researchers, together with contributions from internationally-renowned scholars Featuring chapter-by-chapter research questions, this is an essential resource for those seeking insights into the bilingual mind and our current knowledge of the cognitive basis of bilingualism