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Sera, Maria D. – Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 2008
Studies of copular forms are extremely relevant to issues in philosophy, psychology, and linguistics. Psychologists have recently argued that the most distinctive aspect of human language is its combinatorial nature (e.g., Gentner, 2003; Spelke, 2003). They argue that this linguistic component might be what separates human from animal cognition.…
Descriptors: Semantics, Psychologists, Linguistics, Cognitive Development
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Baugh, John – Review of Research in Education, 2009
Children of the poor are at greater educational risk than the children of the wealthy, but to what extent, if any, are these risks the result of undetected linguistic considerations? This chapter reviews long-standing issues that influence students' academic and social experiences in school as well as more contemporary debates that respond to…
Descriptors: Race, Classification, Foreign Countries, Access to Education