Bilingualism and enhanced attention in early adulthood

International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-22

  Stafford, Catherine A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult bilinguals; Adult language learners; Advantages of bilingualism; Early bilingualism; Executive attention; Sequential bilingualism; Simon task; Verbal working memory

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651497356     PISSN: 13670050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13670050903568209     Document Type: Article

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