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
10 - When the Heart Speaks
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
In this chapter, several facets of emotions in bilinguals are addressed, such as how they are expressed and processed, but also how they can be brought about by different languages and cultures, as well as by other bilinguals. In Post 10.1, the myth that bilinguals always express their emotions in their first language is discussed and it is shown that, in fact, there are no set rules. In Post 10.2, Aneta Pavlenko, an expert on the question, asks whether we process emotions differently in our respective languages. Even when the levels of proficiency are comparable, she writes, languages learned earlier and later in life offer different processing advantages.
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- Life as a BilingualKnowing and Using Two or More Languages, pp. 211 - 230Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021
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