Book contents
- Life as a Bilingual
- Life as a Bilingual
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Introduction
- 1 Describing Bilinguals
- 2 The Extent of Bilingualism
- 3 Using Two or More Languages
- 4 Across the Life Span
- 5 Becoming Bilingual
- 6 Bilingualism in the Family
- 7 Children with Additional Needs
- 8 Second Language Learning
- 9 Biculturalism and Personality
- 10 When the Heart Speaks
- 11 Language Processing
- 12 The Bilingual Mind
- 13 The Bilingual Brain
- 14 Special Bilinguals
- 15 Reminiscing
- Index
- References
12 - The Bilingual Mind
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 May 2021
Book contents
- Life as a Bilingual
- Life as a Bilingual
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Introduction
- 1 Describing Bilinguals
- 2 The Extent of Bilingualism
- 3 Using Two or More Languages
- 4 Across the Life Span
- 5 Becoming Bilingual
- 6 Bilingualism in the Family
- 7 Children with Additional Needs
- 8 Second Language Learning
- 9 Biculturalism and Personality
- 10 When the Heart Speaks
- 11 Language Processing
- 12 The Bilingual Mind
- 13 The Bilingual Brain
- 14 Special Bilinguals
- 15 Reminiscing
- Index
- References
Summary
When people talk about the bilingual mind, one of the very first things they ask is what language bilinguals think in. It is only natural therefore that this topic be studied in Post 12.1. The answer is much more complex than one would have thought at first but also much more interesting.
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- Life as a BilingualKnowing and Using Two or More Languages, pp. 254 - 280Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021
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