Multilingualism and Ageing

Kees de Bot, Ph.D. (1982), University of Leiden, is Professor at the University of Pannonia and Professor Emeritus at Universities of Groningen and Leiden. He has published several books as well as articles in the main international journals in applied linguistics. He has an H-index of 55.Charlotta Plejert, Ph.D. (2004), Linköping University, is Associate Professor of Language and Culture at that university. She has published on language and interaction in communicative impairments, and is co-editor-in-chief of the Journal of Interactional Research in Communication Disorders (https://journals.equinoxpub.com/JIRCD/index).Hanne Gram Simonsen, Ph.D. (1990), University of Oslo, is Professor Emeritus of Linguistics at the MultiLing Center of Multilingualism across the Lifespan, Department of Linguistics and Scandinavian Studies at that university. Her publications cover language development from childhood to old age, including clinical linguistics.

• Multilingualism and AgeingAn OverviewKees de Bot, Charlotta Plejert and Hanne Gram SimonsenAbstractKeywordsPreface1 Introduction2 Theories of Multilingualism and Ageing3 Methods in the Study of Multilingualism and Ageing4 Psycholinguistic Aspects of Multilingualism and Ageing5 Cognitive Effects of Multilingualism6 Sociolinguistic Aspects of Multilingualism and Ageing7 Multilingualism and Neurological Disorders in Elderly People8 Perspectives on Multilingualism and AgeingBibliography