It has been claimed that bilingual experience leads to an enhancement of cognitive control
across the lifespan, a claim that has been investigated by comparing monolingual and …

No two bilinguals are the same. Differences in bilingual experiences can affect language-
related processes but have also been proposed to modulate executive functioning …

Inhibitory control is a fundamental mechanism underlying flexible behavior and features in
theories across many areas of cognitive and psychological science. However, whereas …

The relation between bilingualism and cognition is informative about the connection
between language and mind. From the perspective of language, the question is how …

Although working memory (WM) figures centrally in many theories of second language (L2)
proficiency development and processing, some have argued that the importance of WM is …

Contemporary research on bilingualism has been framed by two major discoveries. In the
realm of language processing, studies of comprehension and production show that …

It has been proposed that the unique need for early bilinguals to manage multiple
languages while their executive control mechanisms are developing might result in long …

In recent decades several authors have suggested that bilinguals exhibit enhanced
cognitive control as compared to monolinguals and some proposals suggest that this main …

Written by a team of leading experts working in different SLA specialisms, this fourth edition
is a clear and concise introduction to the main theories of second language acquisition …

Editor's note: Today, more of the world's population is bilingual or multilingual than
monolingual. In addition to facilitating cross-cultural communication, this trend also positively …