In our third episode Jenny Jones (MSc Developmental Linguistics) chats to Professor of Developmental Linguistics and founder of Bilingualism Matters, Professor Antonella Sorace. I'm interested in knowing how multiple languages are learned at different ages. Finding out what the main factors are at different ages and also how far one can go and what the effects or consequences are of having more than one language. Prof Antonella Sorace Founding Director - Bilingualism Matters Listen on SpotifyListen on Apple PodcastsListen on Media HopperListen on YouTubeThis episode's guestsProfessor Antonella SoraceAntonella is an experimental linguist and academic, specializing in bilingualism across the lifespan. Since 2002, she has been Professor of Developmental Linguistics at the University of Edinburgh, and since 2008, she has been Founding Director of Bilingualism Matters. Jenny JonesJenny recently completed her MSc in Developmental Linguistics at PPLS, University of Edinburgh, where she studied how bilinguals process number information. She is interested in the cognitive effects of bilingualism in both linguistic and non-linguistic domains. She also works as an academic translator, and worked as a language teacher for the British Council and the Official Languages School in Barcelona, Spain, for many years. She is mother to two trilingual children.Special OfferEach year Bilingualism Matters hosts a research symposium. The next the symposium will take place in Edinburgh on 24th/25th March 2025). Bilingualism Matters have been kind enough to offer listeners of this podcast a 10% discount on the attendance fee. To take advantage of this offer visit this page: https://register.oxfordabstracts.com/event/73450?source_id=4e421159-0b1b-4dc4-9cbe-a9b214d1f097Then enter the code PPLSPODCAST at checkout. Related linksProfessor Antonella SoraceBilingualism MattersAnnual Research Symposium This article was published on 2024-10-14
