One brain two languages: The advantages and disadvantages of bilingualism
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Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Defining bilingualism
- Bilingualism and cognition
- Positive evidence surrounding bilingualism
- Circumstances that gives rise to bilingualism
- Conclusion
- References
Abstract
Language is such a vital part of our existence. We are confronted daily with language through interaction with others and within ourselves through our own inner dialogue. On the whole scientific inquiry and analysis utilizes language in communicating ideas and conducting experimentation. Language itself has subsequently become a focus of study for psychologists, anthropologists, sociologists and certainly amongst linguists. However, language study for the most part focused on identifying areas of language processing within the brain and language acquisition in monolinguals. More recently theorists have undertaken the study of bilinguals in attempt to understand more deeply language processing within the brain in comparing them to monolinguals. Much research into bilingualism has been from a monolinguistic perspective and as a result many preconceived notions about bilinguals became heavily entwined in theories regarding bilingualism and intelligence, or lack-thereof. In this discussion, bilingualism is examined from both cognitive and social perspectives.
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