Bilingualism Linguistics Social Sciences

Bilingualism is a subtopic within the study of Linguistics (the study of languages and its use). Specifically, it is the study of people who speak two languages. Common phenomena that occur for bilinguals is code switching, forming language mixtures, and dual identity.

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• Nationalism, Native Language Maintenance and the Spread of English - A comparative study of the cases of Guam, the Philippines and Puerto Rico. Dissertation by Dr. Sharon Clampitt.
  
• The Bilingual World - Association founded in Paris in 1951 to bring about peace through early bilingual education and town-twinning.
  
• Infant Dual Language Acquisition Revisited - Article arguing the urgent need for dependable qualitative research in infant bilingualism.
  
• Acquisition of English as a Second Language - Theories of language acquisition.
  
• Story of a French Boy Raised Speaking Greek - Collection of the boys writings and drawings in Greek with a pedagogical discussion.
  
• Bilingual Memory - A re-revised version of the hierarchical model of bilingual memory
  
• Jardín Mundial - Transitional bilingual program at Streamwood Elementary in Illinois, USA. Provides extensive resources including links, bookstore.
  
• Bilingualism's Brain Benefits - Discusses various scientific aspects about the benefits of being bilingual. Issues discussed range from focus, memory, and genetic predisposition to languages.
  
• Multilingualism in Israel - Its geographical position as a land bridge connecting Europe, Asia and Africa , its history of conquest and reconquest, and its status as the point of focus of four world religions all assure Israel of a long tradition of multilingualism.
  
  

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