The relationship between individual cognition and cultural phenomena at the society level can be transformed by cultural transmission (Kirby, Dowman, & Griffiths, 2007). Top-down models of this process have typically assumed that individuals only adopt a single linguistic trait. Recent extensions include ‘bilingual’ agents, able to adopt multiple linguistic traits (Burkett & Griffiths, 2010). H...

Bilinguals have been argued to show a cognitive advantage over monolinguals, although this notion has recently been called into question. In many studies, bilinguals and monolinguals vary on background variables. Moreover, most studies do not distinguish between potential effects of language knowledge and language use. We examined the effects of bilingualism on executive control in older adults...

Since Greenberg the recognition of linguistic universals has been the backbone of language typology. Earlier Garvin had already divided universals into absolute and potential ones, the former uncontested cornerstones of linguistic theory, the latter commonly accepted generalizations among experienced professionals. The 'universals' to be discussed here are of the latter type: tried and tested p...

According to some estimates, more than half of the world's population is multilingual to some extent. Because of the centrality of language use to human experience and the deep connections between linguistic and nonlinguistic processing, it would not be surprising to find that there are interactions between bilingualism and cognitive and brain processes. The present review uses the framework of...

The possibility that early bilingualism affects children’s language and cognitive development has long been a concern for parents and educators. In the first half of the 20 th century, the prevailing view was that bilingualism and second-language acquisition early in life made children confused and interfered with their ability to develop normal cognitive functions 1 and succeed in educational ...

MATHIEU DECLERCK and JUDIT KORMOS Bilingualism: Language and Cognition / Volume 15 / Issue 04 / October 2012, pp 782 ­ 796 DOI: 10.1017/S1366728911000629, Published online: 04 January 2012 Link to this article: http://journals.cambridge.org/abstract_S1366728911000629 How to cite this article: MATHIEU DECLERCK and JUDIT KORMOS (2012). The effect of dual task demands and proficiency on second lan...

Bilingualism: Language and Cognition / Volume 15 / Issue 02 / April 2012, pp 255 274 DOI: 10.1017/S1366728911000447, Published online: 29 November 2011 Link to this article: http://journals.cambridge.org/abstract_S1366728911000447 How to cite this article: ERIN M. INGVALSON, LORI L. HOLT and JAMES L. McCLELLAND (2012). Can native Japanese listeners learn to differentiate /r–l/ on the basis of F...

Bilingualism: Language and Cognition / Volume 17 / Issue 02 / April 2014, pp 277 293 DOI: 10.1017/S1366728913000370, Published online: 13 August 2013 Link to this article: http://journals.cambridge.org/abstract_S1366728913000370 How to cite this article: DARREN TANNER, KAYO INOUE and LEE OSTERHOUT (2014). Brain-based individual differences in online L2 grammatical comprehension . Bilingualism: ...

Bilingualism: Language and Cognition / FirstView Article / May 2015, pp 1 18 DOI: 10.1017/S136672891500019X, Published online: 11 May 2015 Link to this article: http://journals.cambridge.org/abstract_S136672891500019X How to cite this article: JOSHUA WILLIAMS and SHARLENE NEWMAN Interlanguage dynamics and lexical networks in nonnative L2 signers of ASL: cross-modal rhyme priming. Bilingualism: ...

Bilingualism: Language and Cognition / FirstView Article / November 2015, pp 1 16 DOI: 10.1017/S136672891400025X, Published online: 15 December 2014 Link to this article: http://journals.cambridge.org/abstract_S136672891400025X How to cite this article: HILARY D. DUNCAN, NORMAN SEGALOWITZ and NATALIE A. PHILLIPS Differences in L1 linguistic attention control between monolinguals and bilinguals....