10- Bilingualism And Multilingualism

Question 1

Multilingualism

Answer 1

Three or more languages

Question 2

Compound vs Coordinate Bilingual

Answer 2

Compound (learned languages in same context)
Coordinate (diff contexts)

Question 3

Code-mixing or mixed utterances

Answer 3

Use of morphemes or words from both languages, often used to describe what is common in the young, bilingual child

Question 4

Language presentation

Answer 4

The languages are used with the child, e.g. one parent speaks in French while the other speaks in English

Question 5

Stroop experiment

Answer 5

Asked to name the color of the ink and ignore color name

Question 6

Executive control / executive functions

Answer 6

Processes of functions in the brain’s frontal lobe responsible for focusing on a task where information is competing for focus

Question 7

Cognitive reserve

Answer 7

Ability of the brain to cope with and delay symptoms of brain degeneration associated with dementia