The Psycholinguistics of Bilingualism presents a
comprehensive introduction to the foundations of bilingualism,
covering language processing, language acquisition, cognition
and the bilingual brain.
* This thorough introduction to the psycholinguistics of
bilingualism is accessible to non-specialists with little previous
exposure to the field
* Introduces students to the methodological approaches currently
employed in the field, including observation, experimentation,
verbal and computational modelling, and brain imaging
* Examines spoken and written language processing, simultaneous
and successive language acquisition, bilingual memory and cognitive
effects, and neurolinguistic and neuro-computational models of the
bilingual brain
* Written in an accessible style by two of the field’s
leading researchers, together with contributions from
internationally-renowned scholars
* Featuring chapter-by-chapter research questions, this is an
essential resource for those seeking insights into the bilingual
mind and our current knowledge of the cognitive basis of
bilingualism
Table of Content
Author Biographies vii
Introduction 1
1 Bilingualism: A Short Introduction 5
François Grosjean
1.1 The Extent of Bilingualism 6
1.2 Describing Bilinguals 7
1.3 The Functions of Languages 11
1.4 Language Mode 14
1.5 Interacting with Bilinguals and Monolinguals 17
1.6 Biculturalism 21
I Spoken Language Processing 27
2 Speech Perception and Comprehension 29
François Grosjean
2.1 From the Speech Wave to the Mental Representation 30
2.2 Processing Monolingual Speech 33
2.3 Processing Bilingual Speech 39
3 Speech Production 50
François Grosjean
3.1 From Thought to Articulation 51
3.2 Producing Monolingual Speech 52
3.3 Language Production in Bilinguals is a Dynamic Process 54
3.4 Producing Bilingual Speech 59
II Written Language Processing 71
4 Reading 73
Annette M.B. de Groot
4.1 An Outline of the Reading Process 74
4.2 Word Recognition in Bilinguals 76
4.3 Models of Bilingual Visual Word Recognition 87
4.4 Sentence Processing in Bilinguals 91
5 Writing 100
Rosa M. Manchón
5.1 The Psycholinguistics of Bilingual Writing: Mapping the Terrain 102
5.2 Bilingual Text Production Activity: Processes and Strategies 105
5.3 The Transfer of Knowledge and Skills in Bilingual Writing 111
III Language Acquisition 117
6 Simultaneous Language Acquisition 119
Virginia Yip
6.1 Theoretical Issues 121
6.2 Methodological Issues 124
6.3 Early Developmental Stages and Language Differentiation 129
6.4 Cross-linguistic Influence 130
6.5 Code-mixing 133
6.6 Extensions and Applications 137
7 Successive Language Acquisition 145
Ping Li
7.1 Age Effects in Second Language Acquisition 146
7.2 Speech Learning in Successive Language Acquisition 151
7.3 Dynamic Interaction between First Language and Second Language 155
IV Cognition and the Bilingual Brain 169
8 Bilingual Memory 171
Annette M.B. de Groot
8.1 The Organization of the Bilingual Mental Lexicon 172
8.2 Bilingual Concepts 181
8.3 Bilingual Autobiographical Memory 186
9 Cognitive Effects 192
Ellen Bialystok and Raluca Barac
9.1 Language and Metalinguistic Abilities 193
9.2 Acquisition of Literacy 198
9.3 Developing Executive Control 202
9.4 Advantages of Bilingualism across the Lifespan 206
10 Neurolinguistic and Neurocomputational Models 214
Ping Li
10.1 Neurolinguistic Traditions and Debates 215
10.2 The Cognitive Neuroscience of Bilingualism 220
10.3 Neurolinguistic Computational Modeling 228
Index 239
About the author
François Grosjean is Professor Emeritus of Psycholinguistics at Neuchâtel University, Switzerland. His many publications on bilingualism include three books: Life with Two Languages: An Introduction to Bilingualism (1982), Studying Bilinguals (2008), and Bilingual: Life and Reality (2010). The latter was selected as a Choice Outstanding Academic Title. He is a Founding Editor of the journal Bilingualism: Language and Cognition and was its first Coordinating Editor.
Ping Li is Professor of Psychology, Linguistics, and Information Sciences and Technology at Pennsylvania State University. His books include The Handbook of East Asian Psycholinguistics (Volumes 1-3; General Editor; 2006), and The Acquisition of Lexical and Grammatical Aspect (co-authored with Y. Shirai, 2000). He is Editor of the journal Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, and Associate Editor of Frontiers in Language Sciences.