Language Dominance in Bilinguals
Issues of Measurement and Operationalization
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Language Dominance in Bilinguals
Issues of Measurement and Operationalization
About this book
With contributions from leading scholars of bilingualism, Language Dominance in Bilinguals is the first publication to survey different approaches to language dominance, along with suggested avenues for further research. It illustrates how a critical approach to the notion of language dominance, as well as its operationalization and measurement, can provide new insights into this burgeoning area of research. Drawing on adult and child data from a variety of language pairs, the chapters discuss how language dominance is to be conceptualized and distinguished from such related constructs as language proficiency and language competence. This volume is the first of its kind to present an overview of different approaches to language dominance from across the theoretical spectrum, as well as suggested avenues for further research. Accessibly written, Language Dominance in Bilinguals is a valuable new addition to the field and essential reading for students and scholars working in bilingualism, speech therapy and education.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-title
- Title page
- Copyright information
- Table of contents
- List of figures
- List of tables
- List of editors and contributors
- 1 Digging into dominance: A closer look at language dominance in bilinguals
- 2 Dominance and proficiency in early and late bilingualism
- 3 Related but different: The two concepts of language dominance and language proficiency
- 4 The Complementarity Principle and its impact on processing, acquisition, and dominance
- 5 Dominance in bilingualism: Foundations of measurement, with insights from the study of handedness
- 6 Using lexical diversity measures to operationalize language dominance in bilinguals
- 7 Balance patterns in early bilingual acquisition: A longitudinal study of word comprehension and production
- 8 Amount of exposure as a proxy for dominance in bilingual language acquisition
- 9 The role of the childhood environment for language dominance: A study of adult simultaneous bilingual...
- 10 Assessing the relationship between input and strength of language development: A study on Italian–English...
- 11 Measuring language dominance in bilingual children: Implications for crosslinguistic influence
- 12 Language dominance: The construct, its measurement, and operationalization
- 13 Conclusion
- References
- Index