Introduction to Bilingualism

By Christina Schelletter

Drawing together linguists' and psychologists' approaches to the study of bilingualism, this innovative and engaging volume provides students with a firm grounding in bilingual acquisition and development. It begins with a discussion of sequential and simultaneous bilinguals, illustrated by a wealth of case studies and examples, and the key theories surrounding bilingual development. The book subsequently explores topics such as bilingual speech perception, sound, lexical and morpho-syntactic development, cognitive processing and metalinguistic awareness.Introduction to Bilingualism is an essential companion for undergraduate and postgraduate students of applied linguistics, psycholinguistics, speech and language therapy and language education.>

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137609540
• ISBN13: 9781137609540
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Red Globe Press
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.4" x 9.1"