Bilingualism refers to the ability to use two languages in everyday life. It is common and is on the rise in many parts of the world with perhaps one in three people being bilingual or multilingual (Wei,2000.) Bilingualism is flexible especially regardless of age. Bilingual adults experience certain advantages as compared to their monolingual counter paths. They have a higher...
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The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of being bilingual or monolingual using reliable measures of divergent and convergent thinking of creative performance. The results gave some support for the hypothesis that framing a creative problem in a verbal context would result in lower creative performance by bilinguals. However, no evidence was found to support bilinguals âadvantages...
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Bilingualism is hard to define as it relies upon the meaning of fluency. In its simplest form, bilingualism is defined as âknowingâ two languages (Valdez & Figueroa, 1994). A more recent definition views the proficiency of learning multiple languages on a continuum (Harley, 2014). In language acquisition, simultaneous bilingualism is considered to occur when two languages are acquired from birth...
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Abstract The study centers around how bilingualism impacts individual and group performance at BNP Paribas Fortis in France and Belgium. As the world turns into a complete network, language assumes an energetic role when managing international business. The activity advertise in specific nations plays a great deal of accentuation on language with regards to the activity prerequisite. Studies have appeared...
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Introduction to the Advantages of Bilingualism Language is a very important aspect of our lives. We use it to be able to converse with other individuals for enjoyment, convey your message to others and to learn new information. In current times, it is very common for people to be bilingual or even multilingual due to learning them from their parents...
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In the original version of Fergusonâs model, âbilingualismâ referred to the coexistence of two unrelated languages within one speech community. In more recent literature, this term is used as a psycholinguistic term referring to a speakerâs proficiency in two or more languages. The existence of two languages for a long period of time sets the scene for the language ideology...
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ABSTRACT The idea that being bilingual gives people an advantage on cognitive functions has gained more popularity throughout the years . Be as it may, the specific cognitive advantages of bilingualism seem to be hard to pinpoint. Some studies that focused on the advantages of bilingualism on facets of executive control, and many of these pointed out how inhibition and...
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In âItâs time for Miami to embrace bilingualismâ, published in the print edition of Diario las Americas, author Phillip M. Carter, a professor of linguistics in the FIU Department of English discusses the importance of bilingualism and why we need to embrace it as much as possible. In this article, Phillip M. Carter talks about Spanish as a rich language...
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Over the years, linguists have used a multitude of definitions in order to explain âBilingualism.â American linguist, Leonard Bloomfield, stated that bilingualism is the native-like control of two languages; however, this definition was regarded as a narrow explanation which gives the label âbilingualâ to only a small number of people. Later, Haugen defined bilinguals as individuals who are fluent in...
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Being human being communicative, interestingly, language reveals much more what we speak out, not only a means of communication. Simultaneously, language also develops to meet the need of communication of people. Therefore, it can be stated that your language can reveal many things about your identity. Bilingualism and biculturalism are intertwined terms that have influenced the social model of modern...
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Bilingualism comes from two words from Latin origin: ''bi'' which means ''two'' and ''lingua'' which means tongue. Therefore, it may be defined as an ability to speak fluently at least in two languages. There are many problems and challenges when trying to define this term precisely. The reason for that is that many children experience learning two languages since birth...
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With inconsistent results from various studies, identifying and quantifying the bilingual advantage, if there indeed is one, has become an increasingly controversial field of debate. Whilst initial studies proved promising; the bilingual advantage has more consistent null hypotheses with larger sample sizes and more robust testing. Bilingualism and Executive Control A contentious area currently under debate is the link between...
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Mastering your native language is somehow natural but mastering two languages simultaneously is a rather satisfying condition which is called bilingualism. Bilinguals are those who understand and speak 2 languages. The term bilingualism can refer to both individuals and the entire society. In Armenia, it refers to individuals because our clear language is Armenian. However an Armenian can also master...
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Societal bilingualism can be accounted to movement of people and to movement of national borders, but there are also other reasons that lead to bilingual societies such as exogamous marriages and expansion, colonization and conquest. For example in the British Isles, speakers of Welsh, Scotish, Gaelic Irish Gaelic, Manx and Cornish became bilingual under pressure from England (Sebba, 2010). When...
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Abstract The existence of bilingual advantage has been strongly debated. The inconsistent literature suggests that bilingual advantage only exists for specific groups. The adaptive learning hypothesis separates (ALH) bilinguals into 1) single-language context (SLC), 2) dual-language context (DLC), and 3) dense code-switching context (DCSC) (Green and Abutalebi, 2013). This study aims to investigate the association between bilingualism and increased inference...
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Abstract A bilingual advantage in perform better task of executive function abilities has been reported repeatedly,but recent research shows that this advantage dose not from bilingualism rather from uncontrolled reasons or imperfectly matched samples,in this study we will find out executive function abilities by testing large group of yang aged bilinguals and monolinguals, for executive function the test is aiming...
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Introduction The study of bilingualism consists of 2 broad aspects â cognitive and social. Within cognitive aspects, one can study how bilingualism is able to influence brain development and behavioral patterns. A childâs narrative abilities depends on his/her brain development. In turn, this childâs narrative abilities will shape how s/he is in society. The 4 basic skills needed in order...
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Introduction In today's world, an estimated 43% - nearly half of the world is bilingual . Bilingualism is 1 defined as âbeing able to speak and understand two languages fluentlyâ but overall, the 2 topic is much more complex than we might realize. The term bilingualism may be used to describe individuals or whole societies and it may be something...
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Introduction In a pan, corn kernels that do not pop into popcorn are dumped away. Without heat, none will pop. This heat is an allusion to intelligence , that is why a myriad of people work hard in the hope of improving their intelligence. To improve someoneâs intelligence there are a sheer amount of things to do. However, bilingualismâs effect...
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It is an irrefutable fact that in the cosmopolitan world bilingualism is considered the most advantageous skill which includes educational and social benefits. Although it has some drawbacks such as losing national identity and decreasing in the usage of mother tongue, the advantages of multilingualism outweigh all drawbacks giving opportunity for individuals cognitive improvement (yielding studying abroad, mental flexibility, language...
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Throughout literature and research, the term Bilingualism has remained extremely difficult to define as it has developed multiple meanings over time, however, it is generally acknowledged as when an individual has developed a high level of fluency and proficiency in two or more languages (Hamers, 2000). It is the coexistence of multiple active language systems that are constantly in contact...
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Abstract The present proposal is a quantitative approach to study the type and extent of difficulty bilingual children with dyslexia may encounter when they are learning English as a second language. The aim of this proposal is to examine the effect alphabetic languages have when learning English, compared to non-alphabetic languages using word reading, orthographic and phonemic awareness tasks. The...
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Introduction: The Multifaceted Advantages of Bilingualism Famous psycholinguist Frank Smith once said, âOne language sets you in a corridor for life. Two languages open every door along the way.â In today's modern global world where it is possible to communicate with anyone anywhere on the planet at any time, there are still a few barriers to communication remaining. One of...
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For many children, they grow up hearing and using two or more languages, with half of the worldâs population is bilingual (Grojean, 2010). In most recent years, research and knowledge around how our brains work has increased greatly, this has led to improved research techniques such as electroencephalographic (EEG) and functional resonance imaging (fMRI). These two approaches to research aid...
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Abstract Overtime as communities emerged society has adopted different languages. As new languages arise and intertwined so does the need to understand the minds adaptation. Therefore, the bilingual mind has increased its popularity. Specifically, in understanding how the bilingual mind adjusts, and if this adaptation creates and advantage over their monolingual counterparts. It has been hypothesized that bilingual children outperform...
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Code Switching (hereafter CS) is acknowledged as a highly significant and prevalent conversational phenomenon in bilingual contexts and is generally defined as a sociolinguistic communication strategy which allows bilingual speakers to alternate between two or more languages during discourse (Garcia et al., 2018; Schau, Dellande & Gilly, 2007 & Vickers, Goble & Deckert, 2015). This planned or unplanned switch from...
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Language can define a community in a negative way by making those who do not speak the language well or overall can not understand it, feel left out and alienated from the members of the community. However, language can define a community in a positive way by empowering cultural values and embracing oneâs ethnicity and origins. This can also create...
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Exploring the text questions- According to Richard Rodriguez language can define a community positively by allowing intimacy with people with that same language. For example, it allowed Rodriguez to feel in a way that he was safe and that he was comfortable hearing the same language in his household. It can define a community negatively by the community becoming isolated...
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Although English is not the most spoken language in the world, it is overwhelmingly the most studied language and is also the most common second language. Brought over from Britain hundreds of years ago, English is now the most common language in the United States of America. In 2019, the topic of immigration in the U.S. is more prevalent than...
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