Working memory in multilingual children: Is there a bilingual effect?

Memory

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 529-537

  Pascale, M J ^a   de Abreu, Engel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUXEMBOURG   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

Bilingualism; Cognitive control; Fluid intelligence; Language; Working memory

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE TEST; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE TEST; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SHORT TERM MEMORY; STATISTICS;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD LANGUAGE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; LANGUAGE TESTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MULTILINGUALISM;

EID: 80052162140     PISSN: 09658211     EISSN: 14640686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09658211.2011.590504     Document Type: Article

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