Book contents
- Life as a Bilingual
- Life as a Bilingual
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Introduction
- 1 Describing Bilinguals
- 2 The Extent of Bilingualism
- 3 Using Two or More Languages
- 4 Across the Life Span
- 5 Becoming Bilingual
- 6 Bilingualism in the Family
- 7 Children with Additional Needs
- 8 Second Language Learning
- 9 Biculturalism and Personality
- 10 When the Heart Speaks
- 11 Language Processing
- 12 The Bilingual Mind
- 13 The Bilingual Brain
- 14 Special Bilinguals
- 15 Reminiscing
- Index
- References
14 - Special Bilinguals
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 May 2021
Book contents
- Life as a Bilingual
- Life as a Bilingual
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Introduction
- 1 Describing Bilinguals
- 2 The Extent of Bilingualism
- 3 Using Two or More Languages
- 4 Across the Life Span
- 5 Becoming Bilingual
- 6 Bilingualism in the Family
- 7 Children with Additional Needs
- 8 Second Language Learning
- 9 Biculturalism and Personality
- 10 When the Heart Speaks
- 11 Language Processing
- 12 The Bilingual Mind
- 13 The Bilingual Brain
- 14 Special Bilinguals
- 15 Reminiscing
- Index
- References
Summary
Special bilinguals have both a regular and a unique relationship with their languages. Some, such as teachers, translators, and interpreters, make a living from their extensive knowledge and careful use of their languages. Others, such as airline pilots and traffic controllers, or foreign correspondents, do not have to reflect on them as much but cannot do their jobs without their other language(s) and specific skills. And others still, such as bilingual writers, express their art in a second or third language, or in both their languages. This chapter is a tribute to all these bilinguals.
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- Life as a BilingualKnowing and Using Two or More Languages, pp. 301 - 326Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021
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