An Introduction to Bilingualism. Principles and Processes
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Author(s): J. Altarriba and R. Heredia (Eds)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 0805851356
Format: softback
388pp
Price: £27.50
Review Date: 04 April 2008
Review: This textbook for undergraduates and graduate courses in psycholinguistics with emphasis on bilingualism or second language learning, gives an up-to-date overview of the methods and theories used in the broad domain of bilingualism. The book is divided into six sections, with fourteen chapters written by US and UK experts in their own fields. The sections include: Introduction – Theoretical and methodological background; Cognitive and neurological mechanisms; Creativity and developmental principles; Social and sociocultural processes; and Linguistic principles and applied perspectives.