Section A 1. Some autistic children are able to repeat exactly what others say, yet they fail to achieve meaningful language. Their lack of social motivation or interest is the principal impediment to meaningful communication. Early bilinguals have identical representation of their two languages.
Late bilinguals show some spatial separation in their representations.
List the cognitive consequences that have been proposed for childhood bilingualism. Some scholars claim that preschoolers who can recognize and produce rhymes are likely to be successful in reading acquisition. List the main changes in language from adolescence to young adulthood. Many comparisons of young and elderly adults have methodological weaknesses that raise questions about the reported deficits of elderly persons. Outline these methodological weaknesses.