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The Forum: Multilingualism

Multilingualism

27/09/2014

BBC Radio 4 - The Forum, Multilingualism

The advantages and disadvantages of speaking more than one language.

Bridget Kendall and guests discuss the impact of speaking more than one language on identity, children's development and dementia patients.

How is the brain affected by juggling between different languages and how does this affect identity? And what is the impact on a child's development if they speak one language at home and another at school? Bridget Kendall talks to poet and cultural critic Gustavo Perez Firmat, developmental linguistics researcher Antonella Sorace, and cognitive development specialist Ellen Bialystok.

Illustration by Shan Pillay.

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