Psychology of bilingualism : the cognitive and emotional world of bilinguals /

Psychology of bilingualism : the cognitive and emotional world of bilinguals /

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Imprint:Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2017]
©2017
Description:1 online resource
Language:English
Series:The bilingual mind and brain book series ; 5
Bilingual mind and brain book series ; 5.
Subject:
Bilingualism -- Psychological aspects.
Bilingualism -- Psychology.
Bilingualism -- Psychological aspects.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11399428
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Other authors / contributors:Ardila, Alfredo, editor.
Cieślicka, Anna B., editor.
Heredia, Roberto R., 1964- editor.
Roselli, Mónica, editor.
ISBN:9783319640990
3319640992
9783319640976
3319640976
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Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary:The aim of this volume is to integrate the current literature about the psychological dimensions of bilingualism: that is, to analyze psychological, subjective, and internal perspectives on bilingualism. What is the internal world of bilinguals like? How do they perceive the world and how do they think? What are the advantages and disadvantages of being bilingual? How does bilingualism interact with personality? In what way does being bilingual impact the aging mind? Renowned and emerging scholars alike explore these questions in the collected chapters.
The aim of this volume is to integrate the current literature about the psychological dimensions of bilingualism: that is, to analyze psychological, subjective, and internal perspectives on bilingualism. What is the internal world of bilinguals likeHow do they perceive the world and how do they thinkWhat are the advantages and disadvantages of being bilingualHow does bilingualism interact with personality鮠 what way does being bilingual impact the aging mindRenowned and emerging scholars alike explore these questions in the collected chapters. Ԩe organization of the book features four main component parts: (1) the inner cognitive world of the bilingual mind (2) bilingual language representation, and (3) bilingualism across the lifespan, and 4) bilingual cognitive and personality dimensions. Taken collectively, the included chapters provide a multidimensional and up-to-date perspective on bilingual studies, specifically concentrating on the cognitive and emotional dimensions of the individual. Chapter topics include: Conceptual Metaphor Theory Bilingual Figurative Language Processing Aging in Bilinguals Psychopathology in Bilinguals Personality Traits in Bilinguals Addressing the growing demand for bilingual research, this collection provides a timely and much needed perspective on the bilingual as an individual, exploring his/her internal world and a range of phenomena, including emotional word processing, personality traits, language effects on the mind, and cognitive effects of bilingualism. As such, it will appeal to a wide range of readers across various intellectual and professional arenas, including cognitive psychologists, personality psychologists, psycholinguists, educational psychologists and second language teachers, among others.#xE000.
Other form:Print version: Psychology of bilingualism. Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2017] 9783319640976 3319640976
Standard no.:10.1007/978-3-319-64099-0
Table of Contents:
  • Preface SECTION I: THE INTERNAL WORLD OF THE BILINGUAL PERSON 1. Linguistic relativity in conceptual metaphors (Yanli Huang & Chi-Shing Tse, Department of Educational Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong) 2. Inner speech in bilinguals: The example of calculation abilities (Alfredo Ardila(1) & Monica Rosselli; (1) Florida International University; (2) Florida Atlantic University, Davie, FL, USA) 3. Emotional associations of words in L1 and L2 in bilinguals (Monica Rosselli(1), Idaly Velez-Uribe(1) & Alfredo Ardila(2); (1) Florida Atlantic University, Davie, FL; (2) Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA) SECTION II: BILINGUAL LANGUAGE REPRESENTATION 4. Bilingual figurative language processing (Anna B. Cieślicka, Texas A & M International University, Laredo, TX, USA) 5. The cost of being bilingual: The example of verbal fluency and switching (Jeanette Altarriba (1) & Stephanie A. Kazanas (2); (1) University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY, USA; (2) Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN, USA) 6. Bilingual episodic memory processes (Roberto R. Heredia and Elva A. García; Texas A & M International University, Laredo, TX, USA) 7. Active-passive bilingualism and the functional distance between L1 and L2 as viewed within one unifying theoretical framework (Mike Sharwood Smith. The University of Edinburgh & Heriot-Watt University, Scotland, United Kingdom) SECTION III: BILINGUALISM ACROSS THE LIFE-SPAN 8. Aging in bilinguals: Normal and abnormal (Aviva Lerman & Loraine K. Obler. City University of New York, NY, USA) 9. Dissociated language disorders in bilinguals (Alfredo Ardila, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA) SECTION IV: BILINGUAL COGNITIVE AND PERSONALITY DIMENSIONS 10. Psychopathology and bilingualism (Elizabeth Terrazas-Carrillo, Texas A & M International University, Laredo, TX, USA) 11. Personality traits in bilinguals (Monica Rosselli (1), Idaly Velez-Uribe(1) & Alfredo Ardila (2); (1) Florida Atlantic University, Davie, FL; (2) Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA) 12. Cognitive abilities in bilinguals when tested in L1 and L2 (Andy V. Pham, Florida International University, Sara Castro-Olivo, Texas A & M University, Heejung Chun, New Mexico State University, and Anisa N. Goforth, University of Montana.

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