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Title Childhood bilingualism : aspects of linguistic, cognitive, and social development / edited by Peter Homel, Michael Palij, Doris Aaronson
Published Hoboken : Psychology Press/Taylor and Francis Group, 2014

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Description 1 online resource (325 pages)
Contents Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; PART I INTRODUCTION; 1 Childhood Bilingualism: Introduction and Overview; Introduction; Language Acquisition and Processing; Bilingualism and Cognitive Development; Bilingualism and Social Development; Bidialectism; Concluding Remarks; References; 2 Bilingualism and Language Policy: Four Case Studies; Canada; The Soviet Union; The United States; The People's Republic of China; Some Psychological Implications; References; PART II LANGUAGE ACQUISITION AND PROCESSING
3 The Second-Language Learner in the Context of the Study of Language AcquisitionEffects of Cognitive Maturity; Effects of Linguistic Structure: L1 and L2 Similarities; Effects of Linguistic Structure: Native Language Transfer; Effects of Age; Language Universals as an Integrated Perspective; In Search of Psychological Correspondence; Conclusions; Acknowledgment; References; 4 Bilingualism Language Proficiency, and Metalinguistic Development; The Construct of Bilingualism; The Constructs of Linguistic and Metalinguistic Proficiency; References
5 The Impact of Language Differences on Language Processing: An Example from Chinese-English BilingualismThe Structure and Meaning of Lexical Categories in English; An Overview of Chinese-English Differences; Linguistic Performance by Chinese-English Bilinguals; A Comparison of Sentence Processing in Bilinguals and Monolinguals; Methods for the Rating Study; Subjects; Results of the Rating Study; Meaning Ratings; Structure Ratings; The Role of Verbs in Sentence Structure; Comparison of Structure and Meaning; Developmental Implications of Chinese-English Differences; Summary; Acknowledgments
Outcome MeasuresResults; Concluding Remarks; References; 9 Bilingualism: Cognitive and Social Aspect; Some Comments on Bilingualism; Social Nature of Bilingualism; References; PART IV BILINGUALISM AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; 10 Social Psychological Barriers to Effective Childhood Bilingualism; Multilingual Ideologies; Deculturation Ideology; Separation Ideology; Assimilation Ideology; Integrationist Ideology; Acknowledgment; References; 11 The Effects of Bilingual and Bicultural Experiences on Children's Attitudes and Social Perspectives; Attitudes and Their Measurement
Summary First published in 1987. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company
Bibliography References6 Acquiring and Processing First and Second Languages: Comments on Hakuta, Cummins, and Aaronson and Ferres; References; PART III BILINGUALISM AND COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; 7 The Relationship of Bingualism to Cognitive Development: Historical, Methodological and Theoretical Considerations; A Historical View; Methodological Considerations; Theoretical Aspects; Conclusions; Acknowledgment; References; 8 Bilingualism, Cognitive Function, and Language Minority Group Membership; Introduction; Background of Studies; Sample; Description of Treatment Approach (Finding Out/Descubrimiento)
Notes Conclusions About Immersion Programs' Effects on Stereotypes
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Subject Bilingualism in children.
Language acquisition.
Child development.
Language Development
Child Development
EDUCATION -- Bilingual Education.
Bilingualism in children
Child development
Language acquisition
Form Electronic book
Author Homel, Peter
Palij, Michael.
Aaronson, Doris.
ISBN 9781317767237
1317767233
9781315802008
1315802007