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Publication details [#12092]
Fabbro, Franco. 1989. Neurobiological aspects of bilingualism and polyglossia. In Gran, Laura and John M. Dodds, eds. The theoretical and practical aspects of teaching conference interpretation (Zeta University 12). Udine: Campanotto. pp. 71–82.
Publication type
Article in jnl/bk
Publication language
English
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Abstract
The author discuses the neurobiological aspects of bilingualism on the basis of the hypothesis that the acquisition of a second language determines cerebral structural and/or functional changes, a hypothesis which has been put forward by many linguists, neurologists and neurophysiologists.
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