0
Your cart

Your cart is empty

Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Semantics (meaning) > Lexicography

Buy Now

The Bilingual Brain - And What It Tells Us about the Science of Language (Paperback) Price: R190
Discovery Miles 1 900
You Save: R50 (21%)
The Bilingual Brain - And What It Tells Us about the Science of Language (Paperback): Albert Costa

The Bilingual Brain - And What It Tells Us about the Science of Language (Paperback)

Albert Costa

 (sign in to rate)
List price R240 Price R190
Sold by
Readers Warehouse - Fulfilled by Loot
Discovery Miles 1 900 You Save R50 (21%)

Bookmark and Share

Expected to ship within 5 - 7 working days

'Fascinating. . . This engaging book explores just how multiple languages are acquired and sorted out by the brain. . . Costa's work derives from a great fund of knowledge, considerable curiosity and solidly scientific spirit' Philip Hensher Spectator The definitive study of bilingualism and the human brain from a leading neuropsychologist Over half of the world's population is bilingual and yet few of us understand how this extraordinary, complex ability really works. How do two languages co-exist in the same brain? What are the advantages and challenges of being bilingual? How do we learn - and forget - a language? In the first study of its kind, leading expert Albert Costa shares twenty years of experience to explore the science of language. Looking at studies and examples from Canada to France to South Korea, The Bilingual Brain investigates the significant impact of bilingualism on daily life from infancy to old age. It reveals, among other things, how babies differentiate between two languages just hours after birth, how accent affects the way in which we perceive others and even why bilinguals are better at conflict resolution. Drawing on cutting-edge neuro-linguistic research from his own laboratory in Barcelona as well from centres across the world, and his own bilingual family, Costa offers an absorbing examination of the intricacies and impact of an extraordinary skill. Highly engaging and hugely informative,The Bilingual Brain leaves us all with a sense of wonder at how language works. Translated by John W. Schwieter

General

Imprint: Penguin Books
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: 2021
Authors: Albert Costa
Dimensions: 198 x 128 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - B-format
Pages: 176
ISBN-13: 978-0-14-199038-5
Languages: English
Subtitles: Spanish
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Psycholinguistics > Bilingualism & multilingualism
Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Semantics (meaning) > Lexicography
Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Philosophy & theory of psychology > Cognitive theory
Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Neurosciences
LSN: 0-14-199038-4
Barcode: 9780141990385

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!

You might also like..

The Influence of English on Italian…
Virginia Pulcini Hardcover R2,950 R2,592 Discovery Miles 25 920
Researching Language Learning Motivation…
Ali H. Al-Hoorie, Fruzsina Szabo Hardcover R2,725 Discovery Miles 27 250
Language Development: An Introduction…
Robert Owens Paperback R1,872 Discovery Miles 18 720
Taking Literature and Language Learning…
Sandra Stadler-Heer, Amos Paran Hardcover R3,215 Discovery Miles 32 150
Patterns In The Mind - Language And…
Ray Jackendorf Paperback R618 Discovery Miles 6 180
Reed's Homophones - A Comprehensive Book…
A D Reed Hardcover R533 Discovery Miles 5 330
The Spanish Lexicon of Baseball…
John M Chaston, Robert N Smead Hardcover R2,271 Discovery Miles 22 710
Insights into the Baltic and Finnic…
Helle Metslang, Miina Norvik, … Hardcover R1,653 Discovery Miles 16 530
Predicates of Gratification in English…
Katarzyna Gora Hardcover R1,433 Discovery Miles 14 330
The Language of Tattoos - 130 Symbols…
Oliver Munden Hardcover R426 Discovery Miles 4 260
Gerard Clauson's Skeleton Tangut (Hsi…
Imre Galambos Hardcover R2,235 Discovery Miles 22 350
Second Language Acquisition in Action…
Andrea Nava, Luciana Pedrazzini Hardcover R3,383 Discovery Miles 33 830

See more

Partners