An Introduction to Bilingualism

Jeanette Altarriba is a Professor of Psychology and Collins Fellow at the University at Albany, State University of New York where she directs the Cognition and Language Laboratory. She earned her MA and PhD in cognitive psychology from Vanderbilt University, and has published extensively in the fields of bilingualism, language, memory, and emotion. She also serves as Vice Provost and Dean for Undergraduate Education. Roberto R. Heredia is a Regents Professor at Texas A&M International University where he directs the Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory. He earned his PhD in experimental psychology from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and has published in the fields of bilingualism, figurative language processing, and evolutionary psychology.

Section 1. Introduction: Methodological and Theoretical Background 1. Introduction Jeanette Altarriba and Roberto R. Heredia 2. Bilingual Research Methods Viorica Marian 3. Bilingual Mental Models Roberto R. Heredia and Anna B. Cieślicka Section 2. Cognitive and Neurological Mechanisms 4. The Psycholinguistics of Bilingualism Crystal J. Robinson and Jeanette Altarriba 5. Multilingualism Processing and Aging Kees de Bot and Nienke Houtzager 6. The Bilingual Brain Angélique Blackburn 7. The Bilingual Brain Revisited: What is Right and What is Left? Jyotsna Vaid Section 3. Creativity and Developmental Principles 8. Bilingualism and Creativty Anatoliy Kharkhurin 9. Bilingualism and Executive Functioning Kenneth R. Paap 10. Bilingualism and Language Cognitive Development Elena Nicoladis and Lisa Smithson Section 4. Social and Socio-Cultural Processes 11. Social Psychology of Bilingualism Luis A. Vega 12. The Social and Cultural Contexts of Bilingualism Barbara E. Bullock and Almeida Jacquline Toribio 14. Code-Switching Dalia Magaña Section 5. Linguistics, Second Language Acquistion, and Communication Disorders 15. Linguistic Contributions to Bilingualism Vivian Cook 16. Second Language Acquisiton and Bilingualism Susan Gass and Margo Glew 17. Bilingualism and Communication Disorders M. Adelaida Restrepo, Ashley Adams, and Beatriz Barragan