Language and Bilingual Cognition [Paperback]

This innovative volume provides a state-of-the-art overview of the relationship between language and cognition with a focus on bilinguals. It brings together contributions from international leading figures in various disciplines and showcases contemporary research on the emerging area of bilingual cognition.

The first part of the volume discusses the relationship between language and cognition as studied in various disciplines, from psychology to philosophy to anthropology to linguistics, with chapters written by some of the major thinkers in each discipline. The second part concerns language and cognition in bilinguals. Following an introductory overview and contributions from established figures in the field, bilingual cognition researchers provide examples of their latest research on topics including time, space, motion, colors, and emotion. The third part discusses practical applications of the idea of bilingual cognition, such as marketing and translation.

The volume is essential reading for researchers and postgraduate students with an interest in language and cognition, or in bilingualism and second languages.

Part 1. Language and Cognition. Introduction. V. Cook, Relating Language and Cognition: The Speaker of One Language. C. Swoyer, How Does Language Affect Thought? J. Lucy, Language and Cognition: The View from Anthropology. V. Evans, Language and Cognition: The View from Cognitive Linguistics. V.C. Mueller Gathercole, Interactive Influences of Language and Cognition. B. Tversky, Tools For Thinking. Part 2. Bilingual Cognition. Introduction. B. Bassetti, V. Cook, Relating Language and Cognition: The Second Language User. A. Wierzbicka, Bilingualism and Cognition: The Perspective from Semantics. S. Ervin-Tripplã™