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Title: How Does Linguistic Competence Enhance Cognitive Functions in Children? A Study in Multilingual Children with Different Linguistic Competences
Language: English
Authors: Videsott, Gerda, Della Rosa, Pasquale Anthony, Wiater, Werner, Franceschini, Rita, Abutalebi, Jubin
Source: Bilingualism: Language and Cognition. Oct 2012 15(4):884-895.
Availability: Cambridge University Press. The Edinburgh Building, Shaftesbury Road, Cambridge, CB2 8RU, UK. Tel: 800-872-7423; Tel: 845-353-7500; Tel: +44-1223-326070; Fax: 845-353-4141; Fax: +44-1223-325150; e-mail: subscriptions_newyork@cambridge.org; Web site: http://www.cambridge.org
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 12
Publication Date: 2012
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Foreign Countries, Multilingualism, Linguistic Competence, Attention, Children, Language Proficiency, Role, Cognitive Ability, Language Processing
Geographic Terms: Italy
DOI: 10.1017/S1366728912000119
ISSN: 1366-7289
Abstract: The aim of the present study was to investigate the attentional mechanisms of multilingual children with differential degrees of language competence. For this purpose, 118 children (61 female/57 male; mean age 10.9 years (SD = 0.29); early acquisition multilinguals) from the Ladin valleys in South Tyrol, Italy, performed the Attentional Network Test (ANT). Our results proved that proficiency levels in early multilingual children may play a crucial role in the development and enhancement of the alerting component of the attentional system. Interestingly enough, we were able to deduce that linguistic competence rather than competence in other skill domains may have a decisive role in the alerting component. We suggest that the peculiarity of highly competent multilinguals relies on their ability to better detect, and consequently react faster to, the target stimulus than their less competent multilingual peers.
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