LING 3434 Lecture 3: Bilingualism Continued
9 Sep 2019
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Exibility: negative compromises: forgetting words (even though this is also common in monolinguals), People who are bilingual are very good at learning translation: finding close approximations in synonyms, getting as close as possible, going back and forth between the two systems. Monday, september 9, 2019: if a child is raised in a true bilingual household (languages being used simultaneously), children usually do better in the language spoken in the community, but exceptions are possible. Monday, september 9, 2019: evidence suggests that bilinguals may be protected against the deterioration of cognitive abilities in old age, higher eqs and iqs than monolinguals. Issue 6: attitudes do not in uence linguistic development: children are very sensitive to people"s attitudes towards language: they know whether a language is considered. Unimportant", either by parents or by the community: it is important for the child to realise that both languages can be used in all situations and are used by many people outside the family.
