Ageing with bilingualism: benefits and challenges
(2019) Speech, Language and Hearing — Vol. 22, n° 1, p. 32-50 (2019)
Files
Ageingwithbilingualismbenefitsandchallenges1.pdf
Open Access - Adobe PDF
- 2.06 MB
Details
- Authors
Nickels, Lyndsey 
Biedermann, Britta
- Abstract
- Much of the world’s population speaks more than one language, and there has been a great deal of media attention given to the potential benefits of bilingualism. In this paper we provide a critical overview of the literature on bilingualism as it relates to older adults. We address whether there is indeed a cognitive advantage from speaking more than one language, and whether it can help preserve cognitive and linguistic function as we age, and potentially reduce the impact of dementia. We also focus on the patterns of language impairment after stroke (aphasia) in bilingual speakers and the issues relating to clinical management of bilingual aphasia.
- Affiliations
Department of Cognitive Science, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia ARC Centre of Excellence in Cognition and its Disorders, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia Department of Communicative Sciences and Disorders, New York University, New York, NY, USA The Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia School of Occupational Therapy, Social Work and Speech Pathology, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
Citations
Nickels, L., Hameau, S., Nair, V. K. K., Barr, P., & Biedermann, B. (2019). Ageing with bilingualism: benefits and challenges. Speech, Language and Hearing, 22(1), 32-50. https://doi.org/10.1080/2050571x.2018.1555988 (Original work published 2019)