The effects of bilingualism and multilingualism on executive functions

Studies have shown that bilinguals and multilinguals have superior performance compared to monolinguals in nonlinguistic tasks that tap into executive functioning. However, studies of bilingual and multilingual advantages in linguistic tasks are fewer and the results are less consensual. In Brazil,...

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Main Authors: Bernardo Kolling Limberger, Augusto Buchweitz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Programa de Pós-graduação em Linguística 2014-09-01
Series:Fórum Linguístico
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/forum/article/view/38601