Because of enduring experience of managing two languages, bilinguals have been argued
to develop superior executive functioning compared with monolinguals. Despite extensive …

Several researchers have suggested that learning and using a second language requires
domain-general executive functions, and many have shown that bilinguals outperform …

Accumulated recent research suggests that prior knowledge of multiple languages leads to
advantages in learning additional languages. In the current article, we review studies …

Due to their experience of managing two languages, it has been suggested that bilinguals
could receive more practice in the domain of working memory (WM) leading to a WM …

To succeed at cross-situational word learning, learners must infer word-object mappings by
attending to the statistical co-occurrences of novel objects and labels across multiple …

Recent research has begun to explore individual differences in statistical learning, and how
those differences may be related to other cognitive abilities, particularly their effects on …

This study sought to understand the effects of tone language repertoire and musical
experience on nonnative lexical tone perception and production. Thirty-one participants …

Understanding language learning in later life can elucidate how linguistic experiences and
age-specific cognitive skills can be leveraged for language acquisition, providing insight into …

The overall aim of the current study was to investigate 1) whether typically-developing
monolingual/bilingual children share the same cognitive processes for language …

This chapter provides a detailed analysis of different types of metaphors that have been
used in academic discourse to explain how different languages coexist and interact in a …