Year: 2014
Type: editorial
Abstract: License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in anymedium, provided the originalwork is properly cited. As globalization advances, more people become bilingual or multilingual. Indeed, in the age of globalization, where people can connect through Internet to someone else across the globe, where the mass media provides information from around the globe, and where migration means multilingual and multicultural societies, the necessity of speaking more than a single language becomes more evident as never before. Some languages like English, French, and Spanish for cultural and political reasons are widespread because of their international use for communication, tourism, and trade. Some languages like Mandarin are emergent and are most likely about to substitute one or two of the aforementioned world languages in the future. As a matter of fact, modern world is becoming more bilingual and modern behavioural
Source: Behavioural Neurology
DOI: 10.1155/2014/536727
Authors: Jubin Abutalebi, Brendan S. Weekes
Institutions: Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, University of Hong Kong
Language: English
Subfield: Cognitive Neuroscience
Field: Neuroscience
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $1,790
OpenAlex ID: W2085907038
