The view that a bilingual speaker, or a speaker acquiring more than one language, is the sum of two —or more— monolinguals is proving to be a myth rather than a reality. Accordingly, this book provide
This book contains reports of research on bilingualism in infants and children as well as perspectives from those involved in cross-linguistic research on language development, literacy development in
Communication researchers, speech therapists, and educators from around the world investigate the effects of language specificity on phonological acquisition and disorder. The 17 contributions describ
Seventeen teachers, administrators, researchers, and academics report case study research recently conducted in several primary school contexts, reflecting the linguistic and cultural diversity of New
This book sets a high standard for rigor and scientific approach to the study of bilingualism and provides new insights regarding the critical issues of theory and practice, including the interdepende
