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UNINA9910959917703321 |
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Autore |
Bialystok Ellen |
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Titolo |
Bilingualism in development : language, literacy, and cognition / / Ellen Bialystok |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Cambridge, UK ; ; New York, : Cambridge University Press, 2001 |
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ISBN |
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1-107-11576-0 |
1-280-43223-3 |
0-521-63231-5 |
0-511-30328-9 |
0-511-05113-1 |
0-511-15280-9 |
0-511-60596-X |
0-511-17365-2 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xii, 288 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Bilingualism in children |
Language acquisition |
Language awareness in children |
Cognition in children |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-279) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Preface; 1 Faces of Bilingualism; 2 Starting with One Language; 3 And Adding Another; 4 Language in the Mind; 5 Thinking About Language; 6 Link to Literacy; 7 Beyond Language; 8 The Extent of the Bilingual Mind; References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Bilingualism in Development is an examination of the language and cognitive development of bilingual children focusing primarily on the preschool years. It begins by defining the territory for what is included in bilingualism and how language proficiency can be conceptualized. Using these constraints, the discussion proceeds to review the research relevant to various aspects of children's development and assesses the role that bilingualism has in each. The areas covered include language acquisition, metalinguistic ability, literacy skill, and problem-solving |
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