Double Talk.

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  • Author(s): Flora, Carlin
  • Source:
    Psychology Today. Sep/Oct2010, Vol. 43 Issue 5, p70-79. 10p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      LANGUAGE & languages; MULTILINGUALISM; THOUGHT & thinking
    • Subject Terms:
      CHINA; GERMANY; HUNGARY; RUSSIA; UNITED States
    • Abstract:
      The article offers a look at bilingualism. Bilinguals may speak two languages, but it does not necessarily mean that they can also read or write it. According to Francois Grosjean, author of the research-based book "Bilingual Life and Reality," the thoughts of bilingual people may not be in particular language since thought can be visual-spatial and non-linguistic. As young as four months, infants who live in bilingual environments have the ability to differentiate two languages by monitoring lip and facial movements.