Childhood bilingualism : aspects of linguistic, cognitive, and social development /: aspects of linguistic, cognitive, and social development. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Peter Homel, Michael Palij, Doris Aaronson.
• Other Names: Homel, Peter; Palij, Michael; Aaronson, Doris
• 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.
• Publisher Details: Hoboken : Psychology Press/Taylor and Francis Group
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (325 pages)
• Subjects: 404/.2; Bilingualism in children; Language acquisition; Child development; EDUCATION -- Bilingual Education; Bilingualism in children; Child development; Language acquisition; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781317767237; 1317767233; 9781315802008; 1315802007
• Related ISBNs: 9781317767244; 1317767241; 9780898598063
• Notes: Note: 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).; Note: Print version record.
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