Bilingual children show advantages in nonverbal auditory executive function task

International Journal of Bilingualism

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 717-729

  Foy, Judith G ^a   Mann, Virginia A ^b  

^a LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b S Monica Univ of California LA   (United States)

Author keywords

Auditory; bilingual; cognitive control; executive function; nonverbal

Indexed keywords

EID: 84911903255     PISSN: 13670069     EISSN: 17566878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1367006912472263     Document Type: Article

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