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OverviewMore than five thousand languages are currently spoken around the globe. Learning to speak one of them is virtually effortless for most of us, so why is it commonly so difficult to learn a second language? Unravelling this mystery, two top researchers in the field explain how language acquisition can be an odyssey of self-discovery. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ellen Bialystok , Kenji HakutaPublisher: Basic Books Imprint: Basic Books Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 21.40cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 13.80cm Weight: 0.306kg ISBN: 9780465032815ISBN 10: 0465032818 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 20 October 1995 Audience: Primary & secondary/elementary & high school , Primary Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of Contents* First Word * Language * Brain * Mind * Self * Culture * Last WordReviewsAuthor InformationEllen Bialystok is professor of psychology at York University in Toronto and the author of three books, including Communicaiton Strategies and Language Processing in Bilingual Children.Kenji Hakuta is professor of education and linguistics at Stanford University and the author of The Mirror of Language. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |