A Theoretical Perspective on the Relationship between Bilingualism and Thought. Working Papers on Bilingualism, No. 1.

Autor/in	Cummins, James
Institution	Ontario Inst. for Studies in Education, Toronto. Bilingual Education Project.
Titel	A Theoretical Perspective on the Relationship between Bilingualism and Thought. Working Papers on Bilingualism, No. 1.
Quelle	(1973), (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Abstract Reasoning; Bilingualism; Child Language; Cognitive Development; Cognitive Processes; Concept Formation; Cultural Influences; Language Research; Linguistic Competence; Linguistic Theory; Psycholinguistics; Social Influences; Sociolinguistics + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Abstraktes Denken; Denken; Bilingualismus; 'Children''s language'; Kindersprache; Kognitive Entwicklung; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Sprachforschung; Sprachkompetenz; Linguistische Theorie; Psycholinguistik; Sozialer Einfluss; Soziolinguistik
Abstract	This paper attempts to specify the ways in which bilingualism might affect cognitive functioning. Two general ways, the "linguistic" and the "non-linguistic," are distinguished. Linguistic explanations explain the effects of bilingualism on cognition as a direct result of the fact that the bilingual has access to two verbal codes. Non-linguistic explanations account for these effects by reference to factors which are extrinsic to, or by-products of, the fact that the bilingual has access to two verbal codes. For example, the greater amount of social interaction which is presumably involved in learning two languages at an early age has been invoked to explain the bilingual's higher level of concept formation. The validity of Macnamara's (1970) theoretical analysis of bilingualism and thought is considered in the light of this distinction. (Author)
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