Chapter 24
Translation, Interpreting, and the Bilingual Brain
Implications for Executive Control and Neuroplasticity
Bruce J. Diamond,
Gregory M. Shreve,
Bruce J. Diamond
Search for more papers by this authorGregory M. Shreve
Search for more papers by this authorBruce J. Diamond,
Gregory M. Shreve,
Bruce J. Diamond
Search for more papers by this authorGregory M. Shreve
Search for more papers by this authorBook Editor(s):John W. Schwieter,
Michel Paradis,
John W. Schwieter
Search for more papers by this authorMichel Paradis
Search for more papers by this authorSummary
This chapter examines some of the ways in which acquisition and continued use of two languages in communicative situations over a sustained period can influence the development of the 'bilingual brain'. One of the unique conditions of bilingual communication is 'language switching', when two languages are activated during the performance of a cross-language activity such as translation or interpreting. Potential advantages and disadvantages conferred by the development of bilingualism are influenced and modified by cultural and developmental contexts, as well as the by the timing of language acquisition and by the long-term practice of professional bilingual tasks. The chapter explores the issues surrounding the development of bilingualism from a neuroplasticity perspective, focusing particularly on working memory and control mechanisms invoked during cross-language tasks and how any ensuing neuroplastic changes related to those mechanisms may alter or enhance information processing relative to monolinguals.
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