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What happens in the brain when learning a second language? Can
speaking more than one language provide cognitive benefits over a
lifetime? What implications does an increase in bilingualism have
for society? And what are the factors that can promote and support
bilingualism in children and adults? This book – a translated and
adapted version of Il Cervello Bilingue (2020) - answers these
questions and more, providing the reader with a comprehensive yet
concise guide on different topics related to bilingualism. Based on
the results of the most recent studies conducted internationally,
it discusses recent research findings, explains terminology, and
elaborates on the current state of the field, with the aim of
providing families and society with suggestions about how to
encourage bilingualism. Written in an engaging and accessible
style, it takes both academics and readers with no prior knowledge
of the field on a journey into the bilingual brain.
What happens in the brain when learning a second language? Can
speaking more than one language provide cognitive benefits over a
lifetime? What implications does an increase in bilingualism have
for society? And what are the factors that can promote and support
bilingualism in children and adults? This book – a translated and
adapted version of Il Cervello Bilingue (2020) - answers these
questions and more, providing the reader with a comprehensive yet
concise guide on different topics related to bilingualism. Based on
the results of the most recent studies conducted internationally,
it discusses recent research findings, explains terminology, and
elaborates on the current state of the field, with the aim of
providing families and society with suggestions about how to
encourage bilingualism. Written in an engaging and accessible
style, it takes both academics and readers with no prior knowledge
of the field on a journey into the bilingual brain.
Beyond the well-known reading and spelling difficulties, dyslexic
individuals exhibit marked phonological disorders, poor lexical
retrieval and problems in the comprehension and production of
grammatical structures that are particularly expensive in terms of
processing costs. To account for these difficulties, the author
presents an original hypothesis, proposing that dyslexia is related
to a working memory inefficiency, affecting in particular the
subject's phonological skills and executive functions. The results
of four experimental protocols, assessing dyslexic children's
working memory and their ability to interpret scalar implicatures,
negative sentences and pronominal expressions, are presented and
discussed in this volume. Consistent with the hypothesis outlined
in this book, the results of the four studies show that dyslexics
underperformed in comparison to age-matched controls and even to
younger children in tasks requiring good phonological and
processing abilities.
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