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Karatas, Pinar; Aktan-Erciyes, Asli – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2022
This paper discusses the association between bilingualism and creativity considering the contribution of executive functions in this relationship. The studies which investigated the relationship between bilingualism, creativity and executive functions are reported. In the psychology literature, divergent thinking and creativity are synonymous…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Language Proficiency, Executive Function, Creativity
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Lee-James, Ryan; Washington, Julie A. – Topics in Language Disorders, 2018
This article examines the language and cognitive skills of bidialectal and bilingual children, focusing on African American English bidialectal speakers and Spanish-English bilingual speakers. It contributes to the discussion by considering two themes in the extant literature: (1) linguistic and cognitive strengths can be found in speaking two…
Descriptors: Language Skills, Bilingualism, Children, Black Dialects
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Klusek, J.; Martin, G. E.; Losh, M. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2014
Background: Prior research suggests that 60-74% of males and 16-45% of females with fragile X syndrome (FXS) meet criteria for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in research settings. However, relatively little is known about the rates of clinical diagnoses in FXS and whether such diagnoses are consistent with those performed in a research setting…
Descriptors: Genetic Disorders, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Clinical Diagnosis