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Socioeconomic level and bilinguals’ performance on language and cognitive measures

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: The performance of bilingual children and adults in Wales on Welsh and English vocabulary and grammar and on cognitive measures is re-analysed in relation to SES indicators of parental education and parental professions. Results are reported for 732 participants ranging across seven age groups from age 3 to over 60 and from four home language types, monolingual English, and bilinguals with only English at home, Welsh and English at home, or only Welsh at home. Results reveal extensive evidence of SES influence on performance, and of a complex relation of exposure in the home and SES level on performance, modulated by the age of the participant and whether one is considering the majority or minority language.

Source: Bilingualism Language and Cognition

DOI: 10.1017/s1366728915000504

Authors: VIRGINIA C. MUELLER GATHERCOLE, IVAN KENNEDY, ENLLI MÔN THOMAS

Institutions: Florida International University, Bangor University

Language: English

Topic: Language Development and Disorders

Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,550