Bilingualism, language development and processing across the lifespan / Julia Herschensohn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Herschensohn, Julia Rogers, 1945- author.

Series:

Bilingual processing and acquisition ; v. 15.

Bilingual processing and acquisition ; volume 15

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bilingualism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (316 pages)

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam, Netherlands : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2022]

Summary:

How does knowledge of a first or second language develop, and how is that knowledge used in real time comprehension and production of one or two languages? Language development and processing are the central topics that this book explores, initially in terms of first language(s) and then in terms of additional languages.

Contents:

Introduction: Language acquisition, competence and performance

Language development, processing and the brain

Knowledge of language and its implementation

Monolingual development and processing in children and adults

Simultaneous crib bilingual development and processing

Sequential early child bilingual development and processing

Sequential adult second language development and processing

Bilingual processing and cognition across the lifespan.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Herschensohn, Julia Bilingualism, Language Development and Processing Across the Lifespan

ISBN:

9789027257352