The Bilingual Brain / Arturo E. Hernandez.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hernandez, Arturo E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bilingualism--Psychological aspects.

Bilingualism.

Bilingualism--Physiological aspects.

Code switching (Linguistics).

Psycholinguistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (206 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Arturo Hernandez presents the results of 25 years of research into the factors that might help us to understand how two (or more) languages are stored in one brain. It is clear that the brain is not egalitarian-some languages are privileged and others are not, but why?

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Antagonists, Parasites, and Symbiotes; 2. The Sensorimotor Nature of Early Learning; 3. Laying Down Two Languages across Time; 4. Proficiency, Efficiency, and Expertise; 5. Practice What You Speak; 6. Controlled Adjustments; 7. Control, Flexibility, and the Two Language Dilemma; 8. The Final Frontier; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on September 2, 2013).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-982812-1

1-299-75688-3

OCLC:

922972346