In this paper, we bring to the attention of the linguistic community recent research on
heritage languages. Shifting linguistic attention from the model of a monolingual speaker to …

A recent study by Keysar, Hayakawa, and An (2012) suggests that “thinking in a foreign
language” may reduce decision biases because a foreign language provides a greater …

Abstract The Douglas Fir Group (2016) sought to articulate a transdisciplinary agenda for
SLA but said little about multilingualism specifically. Moreover, many multilinguals are under …

This article begins by situating modern‐day second language acquisition (SLA) research in
a historical context, tracing its evolution from cognitive to social to sociocognitive accounts …

This chapter introduces the concept of linguistic multi-competence and sets the scene for the
rest of the book. It looks first at issues of definition and then at three premises that have …

The article traces the Welsh origins of “translanguaging” from the 1980s to the recent global
use, analysing the development and extension of the term. It suggests that the growing …

Using the lenses of bilingualism and social justice, I reflect on relevant conceptual and
methodological issues encountered in the study of the linguistic development of heritage …

As I sit down to work on this book, I marvel at people who are bilingual—that is, who use two
or more languages in their everyday life. In the span of a few hours this Monday morning, I …

The fifth edition of this bestselling book provides a comprehensive introduction to
bilingualism and bilingual education. In a compact and clear style, its 19 chapters cover all …

This study investigated correspondence between different measures of bilingual language
proficiency contrasting self-report, proficiency interview, and picture naming skills. Fifty-two …