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5 - Bilingualism and Atypical Development

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2023

Maria Garraffa ,
Antonella Sorace  and
Maria Vender
Translated by
John W. Schwieter
Maria Garraffa
Affiliation:
University of East Anglia
Antonella Sorace
Affiliation:
University of Edinburgh
Maria Vender
Affiliation:
Università degli Studi di Verona
John W. Schwieter
Affiliation:
Wilfrid Laurier University, Ontario
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Summary

In this chapter, we focus on language development in individuals suffering from language and cognitive disorders. One of the major concerns of families and caregivers of individuals with these disorders is that exposure to more than one language may cause further difficulties, slow down, or hinder linguistic and cognitive development. Scientific research, however, shows that this is an unmotivated prejudice, and that bilingualism does not provide negative effects, but rather, can offer benefits. We explore the interaction between bilingualism and language disorders, discussing in particular developmental language disorders, developmental dyslexia, autism spectrum disorders, hearing loss, Down syndrome, and aphasia.

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Bilingualismatypical developmentdevelopmental language disordersdyslexiaautismhearing lossDown syndromeaphasia
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Bilingualism Matters
Language Learning Across the Lifespan
 , pp. 75 - 97
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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