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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.>
Table of Contents
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.
Product details
| Published | Oct 24 2019 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 230 |
| ISBN | 9781137609540 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Dimensions | 0 x 0 inches |
| Series | Bloomsbury Modern Linguistics |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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