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24.906J Linguistic Studies of Bilingualism (MIT)

MIT OpenCourseWare: New Courses 2013-08-01

Summary:

This course studies the development of bilingualism in human history (from Australopithecus to present day). It focuses on linguistic aspects of bilingualism; models of bilingualism and language acquisition; competence versus performance; effects of bilingualism on other domains of human cognition; brain imaging studies; early versus late bilingualism; opportunities to observe and conduct original research; and implications for educational policies among others. The course is taught in English.

Link:

http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/linguistics-and-philosophy/24-906j-linguistic-studies-of-bilingualism-fall-2012

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Tags:

education language speech multilingualism verbal behavior bilingualism code-switchng grammatical theory lateralization diglossia linguistic structure bilingual brain

Authors:

Flynn, Suzanne

Copyright info:

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Date tagged:

08/01/2013, 03:52

Date published:

07/16/2013, 07:15