Bilingualism, Language and Cognitive Development
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What are the pros and cons of bilingualism in relation to language and cognitive development?
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It is important to remember that language and cognition are interdependent (one depends on the other). Here are some of the pros and cons of Bilingualism in relation to cognitive functioning and development.
Pros:
Bilingual people perceive a situation, or stimulus, more analytically.
Bilingual people can recognize a perceptual object that is embedded in a visual background better than their monolingual counterparts.
Children who are bilingual typically learn earlier that objects and their names are not always the same and one object may have more than ...
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