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Defining bilingualism as a continuum Some tools and consequences for the study of bilingual mind and brain effects

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Defining bilingualism as a continuum Some tools and consequences for the study of bilingual mind and brain effects. / Rothman, Jason; Bayram, Fatih; DeLuca, Vincent et al.
Understanding Language and Cognition through Bilingualism. ed. / Gigi Luk; John A.E. Anderson; John G. Grundy. John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2023. p. 38-67 (Studies in Bilingualism; Vol. 64).

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Rothman, J, Bayram, F, DeLuca, V, Alonso, JG, Kubota, M & Puig-Mayenco, E 2023, Defining bilingualism as a continuum Some tools and consequences for the study of bilingual mind and brain effects. in G Luk, JAE Anderson & JG Grundy (eds), Understanding Language and Cognition through Bilingualism. Studies in Bilingualism, vol. 64, John Benjamins Publishing Company, pp. 38-67. https://doi.org/10.1075/sibil.64.03rot

APA

Rothman, J., Bayram, F., DeLuca, V., Alonso, J. G., Kubota, M., & Puig-Mayenco, E. (2023). Defining bilingualism as a continuum Some tools and consequences for the study of bilingual mind and brain effects. In G. Luk, J. A. E. Anderson, & J. G. Grundy (Eds.), Understanding Language and Cognition through Bilingualism (pp. 38-67). (Studies in Bilingualism; Vol. 64). John Benjamins Publishing Company. https://doi.org/10.1075/sibil.64.03rot

Vancouver

Rothman J, Bayram F, DeLuca V, Alonso JG, Kubota M, Puig-Mayenco E. Defining bilingualism as a continuum Some tools and consequences for the study of bilingual mind and brain effects. In Luk G, Anderson JAE, Grundy JG, editors, Understanding Language and Cognition through Bilingualism. John Benjamins Publishing Company. 2023. p. 38-67. (Studies in Bilingualism). doi: 10.1075/sibil.64.03rot

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Rothman, Jason ; Bayram, Fatih ; DeLuca, Vincent et al. / Defining bilingualism as a continuum Some tools and consequences for the study of bilingual mind and brain effects. Understanding Language and Cognition through Bilingualism. editor / Gigi Luk ; John A.E. Anderson ; John G. Grundy. John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2023. pp. 38-67 (Studies in Bilingualism).

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