Cognitive Perspectives on Bilingualism

Published by De Gruyter Mouton 2016

Cognitive Perspectives on Bilingualism

Edited by: Monika Reif and Justyna A. Robinson

Volume 17 in the series Trends in Applied Linguistics [TAL]

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781614514190

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About this book

Only 15 years ago bilingualism was somewhat outside the main debates in cognitive linguistics. Cognitive linguistics had, to a large extent, taken for granted the fact that language is embodied in our experience. However, not much attention was given to questions of whether any changes to our language repertoire alter the way we perceive the world around us. A growing body of recent research suggests that one cannot understand the cognitive foundations of language without looking at bi- and multilingual speakers. In this vein, the present book aims to contribute to the existing debate of the relationship between language, culture and cognition by assessing differences and similarities between monolingual and bilingual language acquisition and use. In particular, it investigates the effect of conceptual-semantic and pragmatic properties of constructions on code choice and code switching, as well as the impact of bilingual and bicultural education on speakers’ cognitive development. This collective volume systematises, reviews, and promotes a range of theoretical perspectives and research techniques that currently inform work across the disciplines of bilingualism and code switching.

Author / Editor information

Justyna Robinson, University of Sussex, UK; Monika Reif, University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Table of contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Acknowledgements Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vii
Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
I. Introductory remarks
Introduction Monika Reif and Justyna A. Robinson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
Understanding bilingualism: Trends, challenges and perspectives Justyna A. Robinson and Monika Reif Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	15
II. Theoretical considerations in bilingualism research
Bilingual pragmatic competence István Kecskés Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	39
Construction grammar and code-mixing Philipp Wasserscheidt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	65
III. Input-related cognitive effects in code-mixing
Effects of frequency and word repetition on switch-placement Nikolay Hakimov Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	91
Mixed NPs in German-English and German-Russian bilingual children Antje Endesfelder Quick, Elena Lieven and Michael Tomasello Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	127
IV. Input sources in bilingual language development
Musical, audio-visual, poetic, and narrative input: A longitudinal case study of French- English bilingual first language acquisition Catrin Bellay Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	149
Input outside the classroom and vocabulary development: A dynamic perspective HuiPing Chan, Wander Lowie and Kees de Bot Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	183
V. Concluding remarks
Fine tuning cross-linguistic interaction: The nuts and bolts Pieter Muysken Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	207
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	215

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
Audience: Researchers of Cognitive Linguistics, Bilingualism, Language Acquisition, Sociologinguistics, and Psycholinguistics.
Pages
- Front matter: 11
- Main content: 216
Keywords: Bilingualism/Biculturalism; Cognitive Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Code Switching/Mixing.

eBook

Published: April 25, 2016
ISBN: 9781614514190

Hardcover

Published: April 25, 2016
ISBN: 9781614515852

Paperback

Published: November 7, 2017
ISBN: 9781501516320