Language and Aging in Multilingual ContextsMultilingual Matters, 1 de jan. de 2005 - 162 páginas This book discusses different aspects of language and aging. While both the language spoken by and language spoken with elderly people have been treated as different areas of research, it is argued here that from a dynamical system perspective the two are closely interrelated. Projects on this topic in multilingual settings are also presented. |
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Language Aging and Multilingualism | 1 |
A Dynamic Perspective | 5 |
Language and Communication with the Elderly | 16 |
Language Use and Language Skills in Healthy and Pathological Aging | 27 |
Resources in Language and Aging | 44 |
Multilingualism Aging and Dementia | 60 |
Bilingual Aging in Older AfricanAmericans | 78 |
The Effects of Age and Education on Narrative Complexity in Older Chinese in the USA Sinfree Makoni with HweiBin Lin and Robert Schrauf | 97 |
The North Manhattan Aging Study in New York City | 118 |
Old and New Perspectives on Language and Aging | 133 |
Bibliography | 145 |
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