The Bilingual Mind: And What It Tells Us about Language and Thought

by Aneta Pavlenko

Book Overview

If languages influence the way we think, do bilinguals think differently in their respective languages? And if languages do not affect thought, why do bilinguals often perceive such influence? For many years these questions remained unanswered because the research on language and thought had focused solely on the monolingual mind. Bilinguals were either excluded from this research as 'unusual' or 'messy' subjects, or treated as representative speakers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052171656X
• ISBN13: 9780521716567
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.1"