The use of two or more languages is common in most of the world. Yet, until recently,
bilingualism was considered to be a complicating factor for language processing, cognition …

A series of discoveries in the past two decades has changed the way we think about
bilingualism and its implications for language and cognition. One is that both of the …

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

Perennial questions about bilingualism concern the relationship between the two language
systems in the same mind. Do they form two separate systems for processing language or a …

The cognitive and linguistic processes involved in the acquisition and use of two languages
are systematically different from those processes engaged in monolingual language use …

For decades, bilingualism has resisted definition. If bilingualism is defined as habitual,
fluent, correct and accent-free use of two languages, few individuals would qualify as …

Although variation in the ways individuals process language has long been a topic of
interest and discussion in the psycholinguistic literature, only recently have studies of …

Recent years have seen increasing interest in research on bilingualism and second
language learning. These studies of bilinguals have revealed aspects of the human mind …

The Psycholinguistics of Bilingualism presents a comprehensive introduction to the
foundations of bilingualism, covering language processing, language acquisition, cognition …

Learning and using an additional language is shown to have an impact on the structure and
function of the brain, including in regions involved in cognitive control and the connections …