Early Bilingualism and Multilingualism: Parents' and Caregivers' Attitudes and Observations

by Zofia Chlopek

Overview

The results of the study indicate that early bilingualism or multilingualism usually has linguistic and cognitive benefits for a young child. According to the responses to a questionnaire, obtained from parents and caregivers, children who grow up with two or more mother tongues develop as well as their monolingual peers, and sometimes even better.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783631667026
Publisher:	Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Publication date:	07/14/2016
Series:	Gdansk Studies in Language , #6
Pages:	223
Product dimensions:	5.83(w) x 8.27(h) x (d)

About the Author

Zofia Chłopek’s research interests lie within the domains of applied linguistics and psycholinguistics. They include, inter alia, cross-linguistic influence and conceptual transfer in a multilingual mind, teaching third and additional languages, intercultural education as well as early bi-/multilingualism.

Table of Contents

Contents – Acknowledgments – Introduction – Early bi-/multilingualism – current research outcomes – Parents’ and caregivers’ attitudes towards early bi-/multilingualism – empirical study – Research questions – Discussion and conclusions – References – Subject Index – Appendix: The questionnaire used in the study

Editorial Reviews

«It is obvious that the book by Zofia Chlopek is a valuable text for those scholars whose research interests are in multilinguality since the book comprises a detailed and in-depth collection overviewing both theory and experimental studies in the area, accompanied by a critical appraisal of their merits. The book also presents the instruments used for the collection of the data and enjoys great practicality for interested readers and researchers in this area of enquiry. The book would therefore be particularly helpful as a reference book for those researchers for whom more recent publications on multilinguality are not easily accessible.»
(Leila Ahmadpour, LINGUIST LIST Oct. 2017)

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