Only 15 years ago bilingualism was somewhat outside the main debates
in cognitive linguistics. Cognitive linguistics had, to a large
extent, taken for granted the fact that language is embodied in our
experience. However, not much attention was given to questions of
whether any changes to our language repertoire alter the way we
perceive the world around us. A growing body of recent research
suggests that one cannot understand the cognitive foundations of
language without looking at bi- and multilingual speakers. In this
vein, the present book aims to contribute to the existing debate of
the relationship between language, culture and cognition by assessing
differences and similarities between monolingual and bilingual
language acquisition and use. In particular, it investigates the
effect of conceptual-semantic and pragmatic properties of
constructions on code choice and code switching, as well as the impact
of bilingual and bicultural education on speakers’ cognitive
development. This collective volume systematises, reviews, and
promotes a range of theoretical perspectives and research techniques
that currently inform work across the disciplines of bilingualism and
code switching.
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ISBN
9781501500404
Publisert
2016
Utgave
1. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
De Gruyter Mouton
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok