The Bilingual Brain: And What It Tells Us about the Science of Language

The Bilingual Brain: And What It Tells Us about the Science of Language

ISBN: 0241391512

ISBN 13: 9780241391518

Authors: Albert Costa, John W. Schwieter

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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 examination of the intricacies and impact of an extraordinary skill.