Because of enduring experience of managing two languages, bilinguals have been argued
to develop superior executive functioning compared with monolinguals. Despite extensive …

Debate continues on whether a bilingual advantage exists with respect to executive
functioning. This report synthesized the results of 170 studies to test whether the bilingual …

Proficient bilinguals use two languages actively, but the contexts in which they do so may
differ dramatically. The present study asked what consequences the contexts of language …

This volume is the first handbook dedicated to language attrition, the study of how a
speaker's language may be affected by crosslinguistic interference and non-use. The effects …

Monolingualism has typically been understood as a homogeneous phenomenon. The
linguistic experiences of monolinguals are usually overlooked when analysing the impact of …

Within the past decade, there has been an explosion of research investigating the cognitive
consequences of bilingualism. However, a controversy has arisen specifically involving …

This review aims at clarifying the concept of first language attrition by tracing its limits,
identifying its phenomenological and contextual constraints, discussing controversies …

The use of two languages is common, but the circumstances that give rise to bilingualism
are diverse. Recent discussions about the consequences of bilingualism have focused on …

Introduction: With aging comes a reduction of cognitive flexibility, which has been related to
the development of late-life depression and progression of general cognitive decline …

Adverse listening conditions typically trigger the use of linguistic knowledge, which helps the
listener compensate for the impoverished acoustic signal. It is not clear, however, whether …