Ageing with bilingualism: benefits and challenges
Much of the world’s population speaks more than one language, and there has been a great deal of media attention given to the potential benefits of bilingualism. In this paper we provide a critical overview of the literature on bilingualism as it relates to older adults. We address whether there is...
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| author | Nickels, L. Hameau, S. Nair, V.K.K. Barr, P. Biedermann, Britta |
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| description | Much of the world’s population speaks more than one language, and there has been a great deal of media attention given to the potential benefits of bilingualism. In this paper we provide a critical overview of the literature on bilingualism as it relates to older adults. We address whether there is indeed a cognitive advantage from speaking more than one language, and whether it can help preserve cognitive and linguistic function as we age, and potentially reduce the impact of dementia. We also focus on the patterns of language impairment after stroke (aphasia) in bilingual speakers and the issues relating to clinical management of bilingual aphasia. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-762322020-02-24T07:40:28Z Ageing with bilingualism: benefits and challenges Nickels, L. Hameau, S. Nair, V.K.K. Barr, P. Biedermann, Britta Much of the world’s population speaks more than one language, and there has been a great deal of media attention given to the potential benefits of bilingualism. In this paper we provide a critical overview of the literature on bilingualism as it relates to older adults. We address whether there is indeed a cognitive advantage from speaking more than one language, and whether it can help preserve cognitive and linguistic function as we age, and potentially reduce the impact of dementia. We also focus on the patterns of language impairment after stroke (aphasia) in bilingual speakers and the issues relating to clinical management of bilingual aphasia. 2019 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/76232 10.1080/2050571X.2018.1555988 fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Nickels, L. Hameau, S. Nair, V.K.K. Barr, P. Biedermann, Britta Ageing with bilingualism: benefits and challenges |
| title | Ageing with bilingualism: benefits and challenges |
| title_full | Ageing with bilingualism: benefits and challenges |
| title_fullStr | Ageing with bilingualism: benefits and challenges |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ageing with bilingualism: benefits and challenges |
| title_short | Ageing with bilingualism: benefits and challenges |
| title_sort | ageing with bilingualism: benefits and challenges |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/76232 |