Differences in Language Exposure and its Effects on Memory Flexibility in Monolingual, Bilingual, and Trilingual Infants

Bilingualism

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 670-682

  Brito, Natalie H ^a   Sebastián Gallés, Núria ^b   Barr, Rachel ^c  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

infant development; memory; memory flexibility; multilingualism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84941182654     PISSN: 13667289     EISSN: 14691841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1366728914000789     Document Type: Article

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